Glaisnock Viaduct

Glaisnock Viaduct

Glaisnock Viaduct
Carries Pedestrian Footpath
Crosses Glaisnock Water
Locale Cumnock
Characteristics
Number of spans 13
Clearance below Glaisnock Water
History
Opened 1872
Closed 1964

The Glaisnock Viaduct or Caponacre Viaduct is a viaduct over the Glaisnock Water, on the former Glasgow and South Western Railway. It is located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire.

History

The viaduct was opened in 1872 by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.[1] Under the Beeching cuts, the railway was closed in 1964,[2] although the last train had run on 4 June 1962.[3]

It was restored for pedestrian use in 1972,[4] and is now part of a well-used footpath, going between Wyllie Crescent and Birchwood Road.[2][5] The viaduct was listed as category B listed building in 1977.[6]

Near the viaduct is a stone known as the "Deil Stane" (Devil Stone), a stone around 6 by 7 feet (1.8 by 2.1 m) in area and 15 inches (380 mm) high, with a mark resembling a cloven hoof, said by local legend to be made by the Devil.[7]

Design

It is a masonry viaduct with 13 spans and segmental arches.[1] The highest arch is around 75 feet (23 m) high,[8] and the structure is around 160 metres (520 ft) long.[2] The viaduct runs in an east-west direction, with a slight curve to the south.[5][6] The piers, spandrels, and parapets are rubble with red ashlar underneath the arches.[6]

Close to the viaduct is the Murray Park.[6] Cumnock, at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water the Holm Burn. Cumnock has two viaducts, the other being the Woodroad Viaduct.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cumnock, Glaisnock Water, Caponacre Viaduct". scotlandsplaces.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Rebecca McQuillan (6 April 2013). "Life after Beeching: a boon for walkers and cyclists". The Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/gallery/glaisnock.html
  4. ↑ "Glaisnock Railway Viaduct". scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. 1 2 Google (10 September 2014). "Glaisnock Viaduct" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Former Railway Bridge now Footbridge, Murray Park". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "What was the Deil Stane?". Cumnock Chronicle. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Viaducts". Cumnock History Group. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Centre d'insémination artificielle du Québec. Ayrshire. CUP Archive. pp. 154–155. GGKEY:P4J5YUNJB4N.
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