Batty Moss Railway Viaduct is a Grade II* listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1988. A Victorian Viaduct. 2 related planning applications.
Batty Moss Railway Viaduct
- WRENN ID
- grey-jade-hazel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1988
- Type
- Viaduct
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Batty Moss Railway Viaduct, Ingleton, North Yorkshire, NW1 2DN
- OS grid reference
- SD 759 794
- Coordinates
- 54.21042, -2.37034
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Batty Moss Railway Viaduct is a railway viaduct built between 1870 and 1874, designed by engineer J Crossley. It is constructed from rockfaced stone and brick and features 24 segmental arches supported by battered piers. Some of these piers have been cased in concrete, while others are reinforced with iron straps. The viaduct reaches a height of 104 feet at its highest point, making it the largest and most impressive of the viaducts along the Settle-Carlisle line of the Midland Railway. It is also known as Ribblehead Viaduct.
Additionally, the Ribblehead railway construction camp and a prehistoric field system nearby are designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. While the viaduct itself is not included in this scheduling, the ground surrounding its foundations, where remnants of construction activities may be found, is included.
Local climate
Batty Moss Railway Viaduct sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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