Tilt Viaduct, Blair Atholl is a Grade B listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Viaduct. 1 related planning application.

Tilt Viaduct, Blair Atholl

WRENN ID
lost-frieze-elm
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Cairngorms National Park
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 October 1971
Type
Viaduct
OS grid reference
NN 873 651
Coordinates
56.7646, -3.84396
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Tilt Viaduct in Blair Atholl is a single lattice span bridge featuring an arched central tie. The end arches are built from rubble and are crenellated, with quatrefoil piercings. The bridge was engineered by Joseph Mitchell and constructed between 1861 and 1862.

Local climate

Tilt Viaduct, Blair Atholl sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 81 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 62 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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