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| HER Number: | 169810 |
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| Name: | MOORSWATER VIADUCT - Post Medieval railway viaduct |
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Summary
Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859.
| Grid Reference: | SX 2374 6396 |
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| Parish: | Dobwalls And Trewidland, Caradon, Cornwall |
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| Liskeard, Caradon, Cornwall |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Protected Status
- Listed Building (II*) 382102: VIADUCT INCLUDING ADJACENT PIERS TO EARLIER VIADUCT (THAT PART IN LISKEARD CP)
Other References/Statuses
- Cornwall SURVEY NAME (temporary): COR RLY
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 169810
Monument Type(s):
Full description
Masonry piers of the original Cornwall Railway timber viaduct of 1859 at 265m 38c. A Class D viaduct a short distance west of Liskeard. 147 feet (45 m) high, 954 feet (291 m) long on 14 piers; replaced by a new stone viaduct with cast iron parapets on 25 February 1881 (b2). The new viaduct and original piers are Listed, grade II*.
Johns, C, 1999, Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall - An Archaeological Survey (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1195.
<1> Woodfin, RJ, 1972, The Cornwall Railway, 58 (Bibliographic reference). SCO5068.
<2> Wikipedia, Cornwall Railway Viaducts (Website). SCO20788.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SCO1195 - Cornwall Event Report: Johns, C. 1999. Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall - An Archaeological Survey. |
| [1] | SCO5068 - Bibliographic reference: Woodfin, RJ. 1972. The Cornwall Railway. 58. |
| [2] | SCO20788 - Website: Wikipedia. Cornwall Railway Viaducts. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO702 - Moorswater Survey
Related records
| 165670 | Part of: CORNWALL RAILWAY - Post Medieval railway (Monument) |
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