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Latitude: 55.6774 / 55°40'38"N
Longitude: -4.5195 / 4°31'10"W
OS Eastings: 241669
OS Northings: 645530
OS Grid: NS416455
Mapcode National: GBR 3F.HCNN
Mapcode Global: WH3PX.KK2J
Plus Code: 9C7QMFGJ+W6
Entry Name: Annick Water Viaduct, Stewarton
Listing Name: Annick Water Viaduct
Listing Date: 14 April 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 387169
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41074
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Stewarton, Annick Water Viaduct
ID on this website: 200387169
Location: Stewarton
County: East Ayrshire
Town: Stewarton
Electoral Ward: Annick
Traditional County: Ayrshire
Tagged with: Viaduct Railway viaduct
1868, George Cunninghame for the Glasgow Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint Railway. Landmark, 10-span round-arched railway viaduct over Annick Water. Coursed, rock faced masonry with impost and moulded string courses.
The Annick Water viaduct is a tall and imposing structure which forms an impressive and distinctive landmark in the area. It crosses the Annick Water to the South West of Stewarton and is a dominant feature of the town.
The viaduct was built as part of the Glasgow Barrhead & Kilmarnock Joint Railway and was a key part of a new line going from Glasgow to Kilmarnock through Stewarton and Kilmaurs. The contractor was James McNaughton. The previous route had gone through Dalry and was rather indirect. Once built, the new route became the main route to the South was able to connect with trains in England. Eventually a new station, St Enoch's (now demolished) was built in Glasgow to accommodate the rising new traffic. The foundation stone of the last arch of the viaduct was laid by Colonel Mure, the Master of the Kilwinning Lodge in 1868 and the day was a general holiday for the people of Stewarton. Work did not begin on the railway line until 1870, but the viaduct was completed in 1868. Two men were killed in the building of the viaduct.
List description revised as part of Stewarton Burgh resurvey, 2009.
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