Killiecrankie Viaduct is a Grade B listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Railway viaduct.
Killiecrankie Viaduct
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- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Cairngorms National Park
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Railway viaduct
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Joseph Mitchell, civil engineer, 1863. Curving railway viaduct of 10 segmental arches. Roughly coursed, squared and snecked bull-faced rubble with raised ashlar voussoirs punctuated with brick infill and brick-lined arches. Corbel course; saddleback-coped parapet; crenellated turrets with gunloops.
SW ELEVATION: turret projecting from centre pier flanked by 5 regular arches each with 3 cast-iron tie-plates, further turrets to outer piers (that to right with small carved head, see Notes) all linked by continuous corbel course and parapet. Slightly lower contrasting darker rubble approach wall beyond to right with 2-stage turret (reduced upper stage), and narrow floodwater arch to outer right. Parapet wall on higher ground to left leading to tunnelmouth (see below).
TUNNELMOUTH (SE ELEVATION): stepped approach walls lead to moulded tunnelmouth with large square voussoirs giving way to corbel course and parapet incorporating raised moulded tablet and flanking corbelled turrets.
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