Gree Viaduct
Railway Viaduct (20th Century)
Site Name Gree Viaduct
Classification Railway Viaduct (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Lugton Water
Canmore ID 42191
Site Number NS35SE 19
NGR NS 39888 51359
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42191
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Beith (Cunninghame)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
Description:
1903. 11-arch viaduct spanning Lugton Water; mass concrete with rubble; chanelled rustication to cement facing; string course at springing and parapet. Disused, in state of disprepair.
Notes:
Constructed for the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, using mass concrete and rubble bound with cement. The cement render facing is chanelled to resemble masonry. The viaduct is in a state of disrepair and North Ayrshire Council has proposed complete demolition of the structure (2003). Gree Viaduct is a landmark structure set in open pasture land and the eleven arches can be viewed from the main Lochlibo Road. The tallest centre arches have a height of 22.4m.
References:
Marked on 3rd edition OS map of 1910. John Hume INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF SCOTLAND Vol I (1976) p49.
Information from Historic Scotland
De-listed May 2009
