Glenfinnan Viaduct
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Mirams, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: railway viaduct in Scotland
- Also known as: “Glenfinnan Viaduc”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glenfinnan Monument and Glenfinnan railway station.
Glenfinnan Monument
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The Glenfinnan Monument is a Category A listed monument in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, erected in 1814 and dedicated to the Scottish Highlanders who fought in the Jacobite Army during the Jacobite rising of 1745. Glenfinnan Monument is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Glenfinnan railway station
Railway station
Glenfinnan railway station is a railway station serving the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line, between Lochailort and Locheilside, located 14 miles 58 chains from the former Banavie Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles to the east of the station. Glenfinnan railway station is situated 3,800 feet west of Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Glenfinnan Station Museum
Museum
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenfinnan Station Museum is situated 3,900 feet west of Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenfinnan and Kinlocheil.
Glenfinnan
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Glenfinnan is a village in the Western Highlands of Scotland, between Fort William and Mallaig. Standing at the head of Loch Shiel, it's famous as the place where "Bonnie Prince Charlie" launched his 1745 Jacobite rebellion.
Kinlocheil
Hamlet
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Kinlochiel is a hamlet on the north west shore of Loch Eil in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is a small, rural area that consists of a few scattered houses on the A830 to Mallaig, after Fassfern and before Glenfinnan. Kinlocheil is situated 4½ miles east of Glenfinnan Viaduct.
Glenfinnan Viaduct
- Categories: stone bridge, arch bridge, railway viaduct, bridge, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.87581° or 56° 52′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.43128° or 5° 25′ 53″ westElevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
9C8PVHG9+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 99471691OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Glenfinnan Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գլենֆինան (ուղանցույց)”
- Armenian: “Գլենֆինան”
- Basque: “Glenfinnan biaduktoa”
- Catalan: “Viaducte de Glenfinnan”
- Chinese: “格伦菲南高架桥”
- Chinese: “格兰芬兰高架桥”
- Chinese: “格蘭芬蘭高架橋”
- Czech: “Glenfinnan Viaduct”
- Czech: “Glenfinnanský viadukt”
- Danish: “Glenfinnan viadukt”
- Danish: “Glenfinnanviadukten”
- Dutch: “Glenfinnan Viaduct”
- Dutch: “Glenfinnanviaduct”
- French: “viaduc de Glenfinnan”
- French: “Viaduc de Glenfinnan”
- Galician: “Viaduto de Glenfinnan”
- German: “Glenfinnan Viaduct”
- German: “Glenfinnan-Viadukt”
- Hebrew: “גשר גלנפינן”
- Hebrew: “ויאדוקט גלנפינן”
- Hungarian: “Glenfinnan Viadukt”
- Japanese: “グレンフィナン高架橋”
- Korean: “글렌피넌 고가교”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Glenfinnan Viadukt”
- Norwegian: “Glenfinnan Viadukt”
- Polish: “Wiadukt Glenfinnan”
- Portuguese: “Viaduto Glenfinnan”
- Russian: “Гленфиннан”
- Scots: “Glenfinnan Viaduct”
- Slovenian: “Viadukt Glenfinnan”
- Spanish: “Viaducto de Glenfinnan”
- Ukrainian: “Гленфіннан”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu cạn Glenfinnan”
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