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Wandering Cloud
September 19, 2023
Hiking
This large 15-arch viaduct used to be a part of a railway line between Carlisle and Edinburgh. The line was opened in 1862 and closed in 1969. Today, it's a powerful slight to behold.
Barney
February 11, 2020
Mountain biking
Opened in 1862, the Waverly Line ran for just over 100 years, until it was abandoned in the Beeching Cuts of 1969. The Shankend Viaduct runs for 15 arches and is 60ft (18m) high.
Sadly, you can't even walk across it these days, but to many eyes tainted with a nostalgia for Victoriana, it's a lovely sight nestled sit-in the hills of the Tweed Valley.
At the southern end of the viaduct is a disused station.
Sadly, you can't even walk across it these days, but to many eyes tainted with a nostalgia for Victoriana, it's a lovely sight nestled sit-in the hills of the Tweed Valley.
At the southern end of the viaduct is a disused station.
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Location: Hobkirk, Scottish Borders, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom