Historic bridges · Central Scotland
Avon Aqueduct
Also known as: Drochaid-uisge Abhain
Avon Aqueduct is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Manuel · 1.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Avon Aqueduct is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1818. OpenStreetMap heritage rating: 2/5. Also known as: Drochaid-uisge Abhain. Coordinates: 55.9643°, -3.6564°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the River Avon, near Linlithgow, Scotland.
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Background
History
The aqueduct was built to a design by Hugh Baird, with advice from Thomas Telford, in tandem with the aqueducts at Slateford and Lin's Mill, with which it shares its design. The aqueduct straddles the border between the West Lothian and Falkirk Council areas, so has two Historic Environment Scotland listings. The aqueduct is a category A listed building.
Architecture
The Barton Aqueduct of 1761, and subsequent canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom, used large quantities of masonry and puddling to obtain watertightness. The Avon Aqueduct uses an iron trough to achieve watertightness, as well as containing the outward pressure of the water, allowing it to be of more slender construction than a purely stone aqueduct such as the Kelvin Aqueduct. The aqueduct is carried on twelve segmental arches, each of 50 ft span. It can be viewed from Muiravonside Country Park.
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- Coordinates
- 55.9643, -3.6564
- District
- Falkirk
- Postcode
- EH49 6LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Falkirk
- Established
- 1818
- Nearest railway station
- Manuel — 1.5 km
Sources
- osm: w655445450 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Avon Aqueduct (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Avon Aqueduct - geograph.org.uk - 1691980.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Avon Aqueduct?
- Avon Aqueduct is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH49 6LS).
- When was Avon Aqueduct built?
- Built or established in 1818.
- Who owns Avon Aqueduct?
- Avon Aqueduct is owned by | maint =.
- Is Avon Aqueduct free to visit?
- Yes, Avon Aqueduct is free to enter.
- How do I get to Avon Aqueduct?
- The nearest railway station is Manuel, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH49 6LS.