S Engering, S and Barron, H.F. (2007) Doncaster Geodiversity Assessment Volumes 1&2. British Geological Survey Commissioned Report CR/07/025N. For planning purposes consult Doncaster City Council The report is also available as a PDF download from NERC NORA

A3 D177 Wath Road Railway Cutting

Site information

Site name: Wath Road Railway Cutting

Site key: D177

Grid reference: [SE 461 002] (centred on)

Site type: cutting, railway

Local authority: Doncaster/Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Councils, South Yorkshire

Site dimensions: 350 m x 60

Site owner: Not known

Conservation status: Regionally Important Geological Site Date: 1/9/07

Field surveyor: Scott Engering Date: 16/2/07

Stratigraphy and rock types

Time unit: Carboniferous, Westphalian Rock unit: Mexborough Rock, Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation, Pennine Coal Measures Group

Rock type: Sandstone Details:

Site map

(Figure 21) — D177 Wath Road Railway Cutting

This map is based upon Ordnance Survey topographic material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Licence Number: 100017897 [2007]

Site description

Former site of old railway cutting with good exposures of Mexborough Rock but now completely infilled. Most of former site is situated in Rotherham MBC.

Geodiversity value

No Geodiversity value as site now completely infilled. Rating: 0

Site photographs

(Figure 22) General view to the east. [SE 46116 00093].