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Former railway viaduct. Opened 1865 by the Montrose and Bervie Railway. An 11-span masonry viaduct with five slightly-skewed arches over the river and six semicircular, smaller, land arches. The North British Railway branch from Montrose to Inverbervie was originally promoted as part of a coastal through route to Aberdeen and opened to passenger traffic on 1 November 1865. This handsome viaduct was its major engineering work and carried the track over the North Water of Esk at a height of about 75 ft (22.9m). It was built on a curve, measured some 600 ft (182.9m) in length and comprised twelve masonry arches, the five over the river being larger than the rest. The line closed to traffic on 23 May 1966, but the viaduct remains standing, has been refurbished and is now a public footpath. The river piers were repaired in 1992-3. The viaduct crosses into the Angus Council area (NO76SW0039 - Angus HER).
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Historic Environment Records (HER)