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HER Number:169809
Name:BOLITHO VIADUCT - Post Medieval railway viaduct

Summary

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

Grid Reference:SX 2552 6322
Parish:Menheniot, Caradon, Cornwall
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Protected Status: None recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): COR RLY
  • Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 169809

Monument Type(s):

Full description

Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859 at 264m 21c. A Class A viaduct 1/4 mile east of Liskeard. 113 feet (34 m) high, 546 feet (166 m) long on 8 piers; rebuilt as a stone viaduct in 1882 (b2). The original piers have been reduced to stumps (b3).


<1> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.

<2> Wikipedia, Cornwall Railway Viaducts (Website). SCO20788.

<3> Binding. J, 1993, Brunel's Cornish Viaducts, 74 (Bibliographic reference). SCO20854.

Sources / Further Reading

[1]SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway.
[2]SCO20788 - Website: Wikipedia. Cornwall Railway Viaducts.
[3]SCO20854 - Bibliographic reference: Binding. J. 1993. Brunel's Cornish Viaducts. 74.

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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