Railway Viaduct, Killin is a Grade A listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 6 September 1979. 1 related planning application.
Railway Viaduct, Killin
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-clay-sedge
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 6 September 1979
- OS grid reference
- NN 574 327
- Coordinates
- 56.4653, -4.31552
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The railway viaduct at Killin, built in 1885-6, is the second oldest mass-concrete railway viaduct in Britain, following the Falls of Cruachan viaduct. Standing 37 feet high and 81 yards long, it is a significant landmark in the landscape. The viaduct consists of five skew arches with rubble-faced piers and spandrels, all constructed in concrete. A subtly crenellated stone parapet runs along the top; this has been affected by vandalism and is gradually deteriorating. According to Biddle, the viaduct formed part of a short branch line extending from the main Callander & Oban line, designed to enhance the tourism potential of Killin. It is spectacularly situated and would have afforded rail passengers an exceptional view of the Falls of Dochart and the Clan Macnab Burial Place, which is listed separately. The viaduct’s status was upgraded from category B to A on 19th June, 1996, and is currently owned by the Kinnell Estate.
Local climate
Railway Viaduct, Killin sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,610 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 60 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 — 1 application
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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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