An earth embankment 610m long and 27.4m high at the deepest point at the north. One of the largest earthworks of the eighteenth century and hitherto built. It was engineered by William Jessop, Thomas Telford, with William Davies acting as as contractor.
Stephen R. Hughes, RCAHMW, 06 May 2007.
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application/pdfDSC - RCAHMW Digital Survey CollectionPDF of depiction of south facing section from an RCAHMW digital survey of Pontcysyllte southern approach embankment, Llangollen Canal. Carried out by Louise Barker, 11/2006.
application/rtfDSC - RCAHMW Digital Survey CollectionArchive coversheet from an RCAHMW digital survey of Pontcysyllte southern approach embankment, Llangollen Canal. Carried out by Louise Barker, 11/2006.
