Neidpath Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Neidpath Viaduct (1864-1954)Opened on the Symington, Biggar and Broughton Extension Railway (Caledonian Railway).
Description
440 ft long, 32 ft high. This is a curved disused single track eight arch single viaduct on a skew passing over the River Tweed (Manor Water). The viaduct has castellated features due to the nearby Neidpath Castle. This was to please Francis Wemyss-Charteris, 9th Earl of Wemyss 5th Earl of March, owner of the castle and estate.
Neidpath Tunnel is to the immediate east.
Both tunnel and viaduct now carry a footpath.
Local
The viaduct now carries a footpath and the line can be walked from Lyne to Peebles West. Walking the viaduct was common even in the days before the railway closed.
Tags
Viaduct footpath River TweedExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
Facilities
Listing: A
| Nearby stations Peebles [CR] Peebles Old Peebles [2nd] Lyne Cardrona Eddleston Stobo Earlyvale Gate Innerleithen Broughton [1st] Broughton [2nd] Lamancha Walkerburn Broomlee Macbie Hill | Neidpath Tunnel 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 Lyne Viaduct Tourist/other Neidpath Castle Cross Kirk Peebles |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Books
 Peebles Railways |  The Railways of Peebles (Through Time) |
