Neidpath Tunnel
Location type
TunnelName and dates
Neidpath Tunnel (1864-1954)Opened on the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway).
Description
This is an disused single bore, and formerly single track, tunnel of 674 yards. This tunnel is also known as Castle Hill Tunnel and Peebles Tunnel. It is on the south bank of the River Tweed, just west of Peebles (and the former Peebles [CR] station).
To the immediate west is the Neidpath Viaduct.
Local
This tunnel can be walked, (as can the trackbed running west to Lyne). Walkers will note a distinct chill compared with the outside air. It can be very muddy or even flooded in the cuttings at the either end.
Care should be taken and use of a torch is advisable.
An alternative footpath runs along the south bank of the Tweed and another on its north bank. The northern footpath passes by Neidpath Castle.
Tags
Tunnel footpathAliases
Castle Hill Tunnel Peebles TunnelExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
| Nearby stations Peebles [CR] Peebles Old Peebles [2nd] Lyne Cardrona Eddleston Stobo Innerleithen Earlyvale Gate Lamancha Walkerburn Broughton [1st] Broughton [2nd] Macbie Hill Broomlee | Neidpath Viaduct Peebles Shed [CR] Peebles West Goods Tweedside Mills March Street Mills Peebles CR and NBR Junction Sawmill Peebles Engine Shed Signal Box Peebles Shed [NB] Peebles Tweed Viaduct Peebles Goods Peebles Junction Tourist/other Neidpath Castle Cross Kirk Peebles Peebles Hydro |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
News items
| 05/02/2023 | Scotlands railway heritage: A tour of tracks, trains and tunnels [Herald Scotland] |
| 26/09/2020 | Five Scottish tunnels you can walk through [Herald Scotland] |
Books
 Peebles Railways |  The Railways of Peebles (Through Time) |
