Kinnaber Viaduct - Angus/Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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N 56° 45.052 W 002° 27.071
30V E 533561 N 6289788
Twelve arch former railway viaduct crossing the River North Esk north of Montrose on the east coast of Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMXARD
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/18/2017
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The Montrose & Bervie Railway was opened in 1865 and ran the twelve miles between the coastal towns of Montrose and Inverbervie on the east coast of Scotland. Two and a half miles north of Montrose the railway had to cross the River North Esk close to where it reaches the North Sea, this required a twelve arch rubble built viaduct to be built which took four years.
Named the Kinnabar Viaduct, although sometimes referred as the North Water Viaduct or the Fisherhills Viaduct, five of the arches spanned the river with two on the southern approach and five on the northern approach including spanning the minor road which now leads to St Cyrus Nature Reserve. The viaduct also crossed from the county of Angus to the old county of Kincardineshire (now Aberdeenshire).
In 1881 the railway went under the ownership of the North British Railway and the service continued as a passenger line until October 1st 1951 when it became freight only. This lasted until 1966 when the last train crossed the viaduct.
The structures future became uncertain and repairs were carried out in 1992-93. In 2002 the viaduct came under the ownership of Railway Paths and it then became part of the National Cycle Network.
It can be viewed from below on the road at the northern end, from the adjacent road bridge to the west, or it can be crossed on foot or by cycle on linking paths at both ends.