Edinburgh And Dalkeith Railway, Arniston Branch, Saughs Overbridge
Road Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh And Dalkeith Railway, Arniston Branch, Saughs Overbridge
Classification Road Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) The Waverley Line; Innocent Railway; Formerly Lin 23; Newton Grange Bridge; Edinburgh To Hawick Branch Railway
Canmore ID 192812
Site Number NT36SW 69
NGR NT 33193 64096
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/192812
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Newbattle
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT36SW 69 33193 64096
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 viiiSE) this bridge is seen to be carying a road over the railway. In the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1991) and on the OS Basic Scale raster map (ND) this road is shown to be the A7.
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 2 August 2001.
Red sandstone road overbridge situated where the A7 Murderdean Road crosses the former Waverley rail line. Stone arch with string course at road level, stone parapet.
The course of the orignal Arniston Branch railway was later utilised in 1847 by the North Bitish Railway Company in the construction of the Edinburgh to Hawick Branch Railway.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), August 2006
Project (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
