Roxburgh Junction, Railway Cottages
Railway Cottage(S) (19th Century)
Site Name Roxburgh Junction, Railway Cottages
Classification Railway Cottage(S) (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Bridgend Cottages; Heiton Siding
Canmore ID 99344
Site Number NT73SW 96
NGR NT 70320 30400
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/99344
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Roxburgh
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
Two railway cottages are situated near the eastern end of the Roxburgh viaduct. The single-storeyed cottages were built around 1868, each with two rooms. Originally probably housing railway workers, both buildings are now derelict and are used today as animal shelters.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NT73SW 96 70320 30400
Bridgend Cottages [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1993.
For Roxburgh (Teviot) Viaduct (adjacent to WNW), see NT73SW 96.
(Location cited as NT 703 303). Railway Cottages, Roxburgh Viaduct, built 1868. A block of two 2-roomed, square-dressed rubble cottages, now used as cow sheds.
J R Hume 1976.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding building.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
