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Ayr, Harbour Branch Bridge

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Railway Viaduct (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Site Name Ayr, Harbour Branch Bridge

Classification Railway Viaduct (19th Century) - (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) River Ayr; Harbour Branch Viaduct

Canmore ID 158791

Site Number NS32SW 151

NGR NS 33651 22234

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/158791

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General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the E.
General oblique aerial view centred on the town, taken from the E.Ayr, Harbour Branch Bridge View from SE showing slanchions by bridgeAyr, 8-12 North Harbour Street, Old Railway Station View from SSW showing SW front of main station building and SW front of lodge with part of bridge on leftAyr, Harbour Branch Bridge View from WSW showing curved WNW front of bridge with main station building of old railway station in distanceView from NNE showing curved NW frontView from SSW showing part of SW front of main station building and lodge with numbers 2-6 North Harbour Street on right and part of bridge on leftAyr, Harbour Branch Bridge View from NNE showing part of curved NW front of bridge with buildings in backgroundAyr, Harbour Branch Bridge View from SW showing N tip of top of bridge and SW front of main station building of old railway stationView from SSW showing SW front of main station building with part of bridge on leftView from ESE showing curved SE frontView looking ESE showing curved NW front of bridge with part of S quay of harbour on rightAyr, Harbour Branch Bridge View from SW looking along topOblique aerial view centred on the remains of the black powder works, taken from the W.

Administrative Areas

  • Council South Ayrshire
  • Parish Ayr
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Kyle And Carrick
  • Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS32SW 151 33651 22234

Location formerly cited as NS 3365 2224.

Viaduct [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1978.

(Location cited as NS 337 223). Harbour Branch Bridge, built 1899 for the Glasgow and South Western Rly. A 5-span steel bridge on a curve, with rivetted parallel truss spans supported on pairs of circular stone piers, one of which has been replaced in brick.

J R Hume 1976.

The location assigned to this record defines the approximate midpoint of this curving stricture. The current edition of the OS (GIS) 1:2500 scale digital map depicts the pairs of piers extending across the River Ayr between NS c. 33693 22270 and NS c. 33604 22212.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 19 May 2006.

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