Smardale Gill Viaduct by munki-boy
Smardale Gill Viaduct
Smardale Gill Viaduct is in The Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.
A former railway viaduct built in 1861 and now carries a popular walking footpath over 25 metres above Scandal Beck and the Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Smardale Gill viaduct was saved from demolition in 1989 by the Northern Viaduct Trust.
Created: 14 December 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Smardale Gill Viaduct
Scandal Beck Details
Scandal Beck
Scandal Beck is a river in Cumbria
Scandal Beck takes in water from an area around 39.706 km2 in size and is part of the Eden Upper catchment area.
Scandal Beck is 18.667 km long and is not designated artificial or heavily modified.
Local History around Smardale Gill Viaduct
There are some historic monuments around including:
Lynchets WNW of Wharton HallTwo Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby IntakeTwo round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarryDykes and mounds on either side of Scandal BeckWater Houses clapper bridgeFoundations N of St Oswald's ChurchMedieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneGreat Musgrave shrunken medieval villageSmardale South Demesne medieval villageIntake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam CastleWaitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dykeRound cairn on the summit of Rasett HillCroglam Castle defended Iron Age settlementRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton HallBowl barrow on Asby MaskSmardale railway viaductRomano-British enclosed settlement on Holborn HillWhitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore HillRound cairn 490m ENE of Grange HallWaitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelEarthworks at Little AsbyRound cairn 450m north-east of Mazon WathWarren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme FarmSmardale Demesne Romano-British farmstead, 700m south west of Holme FarmWharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchen.
