Riddings Viaduct
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| Riddings Viaduct | |
| Cumberland, Dumfriesshire | |
|---|---|
 Riddings Viaduct | |
| Location | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| Crossing: | Liddel Water |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY41077560 |
| Location: | 55°4’17"N, 2°55’28"W |
| Structure | |
| Type: | Railway viaduct |
| History | |
| Built 1862-1864 | |
| Information | |
The Riddings Viaduct is a remarkable railway viaduct crossing the valley of the Liddel Water a mile south of Rowanburn: it crosses the river between Dumfriesshire to the north and Cumberland to the south. The viaduct was built in 1869 to carry a branch of the Border Union Railway over Liddesdale, on its course up Eskdale.
The viaduct is built in a shallow curve and spans the river and its dale in nine spans, standing high above the river.
The railway line is now disused, as the line closed with the line in 1967.
The viaduct is Category A-listed[1] and Grade II* listed.[2]
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Outside links
- Forgotten Relics of an Enterprising Age: Riddings Viaduct
- Riddings Viaduct on Rowanburn.org.uk
- Riddings Viaduct: Scotish Places
Refernces
- ↑ Riddings Junction Viaduct (British Listed Buildings)
- ↑ Riddings Junction Viaduct (British Listed Buildings)
