Wardhouse, Estate Drive, Railway Bridge
Railway Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Wardhouse, Estate Drive, Railway Bridge
Classification Railway Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Wradhouse Drive, Bridge Over Railway
Canmore ID 107678
Site Number NJ52NE 49
NGR NJ 56654 29976
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/107678
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Kennethmont
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ52NE 49 56654 29976
For Wardhouse (NJ 5634 3071) and lodge (NJ 5665 2974), see NJ53SE 15.00 and NJ52NE 48 respectively.
This bridge was built in 1852-4 by Alex. Gibb to carry the drive to Wardhouse over the (Inverness-Aberdeen) main line of the Great North of Scotland Rly. It comprises a single semi-elliptical arch of droved ashlar construction with raised channel-jointed voussoirs; the buttresses are battered with pulvinated rustication and the parapet is solid.
NMRS, MS/712/11.
