Findhorn Viaduct, River Findhorn, Forres is a Grade A listed building in the Moray local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 April 1989. 2 related planning applications.
Findhorn Viaduct, River Findhorn, Forres
- WRENN ID
- calm-belfry-heath
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Moray
- Constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey MP: Graham Leadbitter (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1989
- OS grid reference
- NJ 020 586
- Coordinates
- 57.60747, -3.64044
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Findhorn Viaduct, built in 1858 by Joseph Mitchell for the Inverness and Aberdeen Junction Railway, carries the railway line across the River Findhorn. The viaduct is 608.5 feet long and sits 18 feet 6 inches above the water level. It comprises three 150-foot wrought-iron box spans, with arched plate girder structures linking the side spans at each end. The structure is supported by masonry piers and pylons, and features a cast-iron plaque dated 1858.
Local climate
Findhorn Viaduct, River Findhorn, Forres receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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