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HER Number:169806
Name:TRESULGAN - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859.

Grid Reference:SX 3016 6084
Parish:St Germans, Caradon, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): COR RLY
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 169806

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859 at 260m 71c. A Class A viaduct 3/4 mile east of Menheniot. 93 feet (28 m) high, 525 feet (160 m) long on 8 piers; replaced by a new stone viaduct on March 26 1899 (b2). Binding states that four of the original piers survive.


<1> Binding. J, 1993, Brunel's Cornish Viaducts, 71 (Bibliographic reference). SCO20854.

<2> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.

<3> Wikipedia, Cornwall Railway Viaducts (Website). SCO20788.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO20854 - Bibliographic reference: Binding. J. 1993. Brunel's Cornish Viaducts. 71.
[2]SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway. 58.
[3]SCO20788 - Website: Wikipedia. Cornwall Railway Viaducts.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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165670Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument)