Monument record MHG8150 - Alness Viaduct over River Averon, Alness

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6549 6950 (76m by 11m)
Map sheet NH66NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ALNESS

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NH66NE 25 6550 6950
Viaduct, Alness, opened 1863 by the Inverness and Ross-shire Rly.
J R Hume 1977.

This viaduct carries the Inverness - Georgemas Junction - Wick and Thurso ('Far North') main line of the former Highland Rly. over the River Averon or Alness.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 May 1998.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 283.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Minchinton, W. 1984. A guide to industrial archaeology sites in Britain. 170.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2009 4:07PM

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