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:
Water Houses clapper bridgeWaitby medieval village, part of associated open field system, and site of an associated chapelTwo round cairns, three Romano-British settlements and aggregate field systems at Severals and Intake, and Smardale Gill lime kilns and quarryRound cairn 490m ENE of Grange HallDykes and mounds on either side of Scandal BeckRound barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Wharton HallWharton Hall, gatehouse, banqueting hall and kitchenMedieval settlement and chapel site N of Newbiggin-on-LuneSmardale railway viaductLynchets WNW of Wharton HallRomano-British enclosed settlement on Holborn HillEarthworks at Little AsbyWhitber Romano-British farmstead 660m south west of Highmore HillSmardale South Demesne medieval villageWarren including three pillow mounds at Smardale Demesne, 950m south west of Holme FarmGreat Musgrave shrunken medieval villageCroglam Castle defended Iron Age settlementIntake Bottom settlement enclosure and hut circle, 500m WSW of Croglam CastleTwo Romano-British enclosed settlements and an associated regular aggregate field system at Waitby IntakeSmardale Demesne Romano-British farmstead, 700m south west of Holme FarmFoundations N of St Oswald's ChurchBowl barrow on Asby MaskRound cairn on the summit of Rasett HillRound cairn 450m north-east of Mazon WathWaitby Castle enclosed Romano-British settlement and part of a medieval dyke.
