Dighty Water Viaduct
Location type
BridgeName and dates
Dighty Water Viaduct (1870-1967)Opened on the Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway.
Description
This is a disused single track seven arch viaduct in the north east of Broughty Ferry. A listed. It carried the direct line from Broughty Ferry to Forfar North Junction. (Also known as the Balmossie Viaduct.) The viaduct is 393 ft long overall and 78 ft high.
The trackbed is now a footpath. A short portion of the trackbed exists to either side of the viaduct. Expansion of the town has obliterated some of the trackbed.
Tags
Viaduct footpathAliases
Balmossie ViaductExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
Facilities
Listing: A| Nearby stations Barnhill (Angus) Balmossie Monifieth Kingennie Broughty Ferry Broughty Pier West Ferry Buddon Tayport Gagie Halt Craigie Stannergate Barry Links Monikie Roodyards | Panmure Bleachfield Balmossie Siding Broughty Junction Broughty Ferry Goods Broughty Ferry Shed Cunmont Whinstone Quarry Tayport Spinning Mill Siding Tay Oilcake Works Tayport Spinning Mill Wellbank Quarry Tourist/other Balmossie House Broughty Castle Ardestie Earth House Claypotts Castle Carlungie Earth House |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
