Railway Viaduct Over Knar Burn is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Railway viaduct.

Railway Viaduct Over Knar Burn

WRENN ID
sheer-pedestal-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Railway viaduct
Address
Railway Viaduct Over Knar Burn, Knaresdale with Kirkhaugh
OS grid reference
NY 672 528
Coordinates
54.86949, -2.5114
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railway viaduct over Knar Burn, built in 1852 and now disused, is likely designed by Sir George Barclay-Bruce. Constructed from stone, it features four semicircular arches with chamfered arch rings that spring from rock-faced piers. The arches are complemented by roll-moulded imposts and are flanked by rusticated pilasters. A projecting half-round cornice runs along the base of the parapet. This viaduct was part of the Alston branch of the Newcastle-Carlisle railway.

Local climate

Railway Viaduct Over Knar Burn sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 65 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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