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Ingliston Bank railway cutting and piles of remnant railway cutting construction basalt

Location Ironbark Road ROWSLEY, MOORABOOL SHIRE Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] Ingliston Bank railway cutting

Statement of Significance

Massive spoil heaps of basalt excavated from the Melbourne - Ballarat railway cutting when it was constructed in 1887-89. These heaps are of regional historical significance, as evidence demonstrating an action of the government in developing the line. They are also of local architectural significance as indications of the extraordinary engineering achievement the excavation the line necessitated. They are of scientific significance for their archaeological research potential.