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Barrhead, Viaduct
Railway Viaduct (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Barrhead, Viaduct
Classification Railway Viaduct (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Canmore ID 187341
Site Number NS45NE 61
NGR NS 4963 5870
NGR Description NS 4954 5848 to NS 4981 5883
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/187341
- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Neilston (Renfrew)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS45NE 61 4963 5870, 4954 5848 to 4981 5883.
Publication Account (2008)
The striking viaduct built in 1847 at Salterland to carry this line over the Levern survives today (fig 17). Built of large rusticated ashlar blocks, it has three arches, the two nearest the west being wide and skewed and the third (east) arch, which crosses over a minor roadway, is a simple round arch with a brick soffit.
Information from The Scottish Burgh Survey, Historic Barrhead: Archaeology and Development’, (2008).
