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    NPRN406698
    Map ReferenceSJ23NE
    Grid ReferenceSJ2895037368
    Unitary (Local) AuthorityWrexham
    Old CountyDenbighshire
    CommunityChirk
    Type Of SiteEMBANKMENT
    PeriodPost Medieval, 19th Century
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    Large, straight and evenly graded earthen embankment; one of the major works on the Holyhead Road (1815-1820) (nprn 402349) designed by Thomas Telford following his commission by Parliament in 1811 to improve the route from London to Dublin.

    Louise Barker, RCAHMW, 14th September 2007.