Clava, Nairn Viaduct over Nairn River, Otherwise Known As Culloden Moor Viaduct Croy and Dalcross, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Clava, Nairn Viaduct over Nairn River, Otherwise Known As Culloden Moor Viaduct has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 332427 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 1709
- Canmore ID
- 14272
- Category
- A
- Name
- Clava, Nairn Viaduct over the Nairn River, Otherwise Known As Culloden Moor Viaduct
- Parish
- Croy and Dalcross
- County
- Highland
- Easting
- 276413
- Northing
- 844972
- Date Listed
- 5 October 1971
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Murdoch Paterson, engineer, opened 1898. High 29 span viaduct, bullfaced red dressed rubble, tooled ashlar dressings. Tooled ashlar arch rings and parapet, each round- headed arch ring measuring 50', except that crossing Nairn River which measures 100'. South end of viaduct curved in order to align approach with hillside. Viaduct measures 1800' (549m) in all.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Served Highland Railway, built on Aviemore-Inverness line, which previously was routed via Forres. Longest viaduct in Scotland.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
John Hume, THE INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF SCOTLAND, ii, (1977) p.205.
