Edinburgh And Dalkeith Railway, Arniston Branch, Kirkhill South Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh And Dalkeith Railway, Arniston Branch, Kirkhill South Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) The Waverley Line; Innocent Railway; Formerly Lin 23; Edinburgh To Hawick Branch Railway
Canmore ID 192823
Site Number NT36SW 73
NGR NT 33292 62127
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/192823
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Cockpen
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36SW 73 33292 62127
This site is shown as a footpath crossing the railway on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Edinburghshire 1854, sheet 13) and on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Edinburghshire 1895, sheet xivNE) and as a path traversing the dismantled railway on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1991) and on the OS Basic Scale raster map (ND).
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 2 August 2001.
The course of the original line was utilised by the North British Railway Company in the construction of the Edinburgh to hawick barnch, later The Waverley Line.
Information from RCAHMS
Field Visit (April 2009 - February 2015)
The Borders Railway Project proposals are to reinstate the Newcraighall to Tweedbank section of the former Waverley Line. The reinstated railway line will be approximately 48km long and the majority of the route will use the existing railway embankment.
Several field surveys, archaeological evaluations and standing building surveys were undertaken by CFA Archaeology from April 2009 until February 2015.
CFA Archaeology
