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Peelwalls Bridges

Location type

Bridge

Name and dates

Peelwalls Bridges (1846-)

Opened on the North British Railway.

Description

Two bridges at Peelwalls are listed C. Both are west of the former Ayton station.

These both carry the double track East Coast Main Line, formerly the North British Railway. The bridge to the west carries over a two lane road and that to the east over a single track road.

Facilities

Listing: C

Nearby stations Ayton Burnmouth Reston Eyemouth Reston [1st] Chirnside Berwick-upon-Tweed Edrom Tweedmouth Velvet Hall Grantshouse Crumstane Norham Scremerston Duns	Restonhill Ballast Pit Eye Water Viaduct Biglawburn Siding Burnmouth Deviation Reston Goods Lamberton [Border Crossing] Auchencraw Siding Billiemains Siding Chirnside Paper Mill Chirnside Viaduct Houndwood Siding Free Kirk Bridge Tourist/other Foulden Tithe Barn Marshall Meadows Signal Box River Tweed
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Dedication to a contractor

The west bridge is noteworthy for an inscription on its northern side: 'North British Railway, Ayton Contract, ROBERT DODDS Contractor 1845'. Far and few are bridges with dedications to the contractor.