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HER Number:MDV51293
Name:Speccot Viaduct

Summary

The Speccot Viaduct, carried the Torrington and Marland Light Railway

Location

Grid Reference:SS 503 136
Map Sheet:SS51SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMerton
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51SW/70

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • VIADUCT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Messenger, M. J., 1982, North Devon Clay, 41 (Monograph). SDV337811.

Speccot Viaduct, carrying the Torrington and Marland Light Railway, was 75 metres long on the Ordnance Survey 1884/5 survey, but was replaced by an embankment by the 1906 survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337811Monograph: Messenger, M. J.. 1982. North Devon Clay. North Devon Clay. Paperback Volume. 41.

Associated Monuments

MDV20269Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Little Torrington (Monument)
MDV22390Related to: Torrington and Marland Light Railway (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 23 2008 4:08PM