Smardalegill Viaduct over Scandal Beck. is a Grade II* listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1984. Railway viaduct. 2 related planning applications.

Smardalegill Viaduct over Scandal Beck.

WRENN ID
inner-stone-moon
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1984
Type
Railway viaduct
Address
Smardalegill Viaduct over Scandal Beck., Crosby Garrett, Westmorland and Furness, CA17 4AB
OS grid reference
NY 726 069
Coordinates
54.45679, -2.4228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Smardalegill Viaduct spans Scandal Beck and was completed in 1860 for the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, with Thomas Bouch as the engineer and Wrigg of Preston as the contractor. The viaduct is constructed from rough-hewn sandstone blocks, featuring dressed arch soffits. It stands approximately 90 feet high and is about 550 feet long, supported by 14 semi-circular arches, each spanning around 30 feet. The structure has tapered piers and battered pilasters at the abutments. A cornice runs along the top, supporting a parapet that is about 2 feet high, while the track bed is approximately 25 feet wide. The viaduct crosses the parish boundary with Waitby and is currently disused.

Local climate

Smardalegill Viaduct over Scandal Beck. sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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