Glenfinnan Viaduct

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at , in the Lochaber district of north-western , built from 1897 to 1901.
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  • 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.

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The is a Category A listed monument in , Lochaber, erected in 1814 and dedicated to the who fought in the Jacobite Army during the Jacobite rising of 1745. is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of in the of Scotland. It is on the West Highland Line, between and , located 14 miles 58 chains from the former Junction. Glenfinnan Viaduct is about 0.7 miles to the east of the station. is situated 3,800 feet west of Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Museum
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is situated 3,900 feet west of Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenfinnan and Kinlocheil.

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is a village in the Western Highlands of Scotland, between and . Standing at the head of Loch Shiel, it's famous as the place where "Bonnie Prince Charlie" launched his 1745 Jacobite rebellion.

Hamlet
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Kinlochiel is a hamlet on the north west shore of in Lochaber, and is in the council area of Highland. It is a small, rural area that consists of a few scattered houses on the A830 to , after and before Glenfinnan. is situated 4½ miles east of Glenfinnan Viaduct.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

Latitude
56.87581° or 56° 52′ 33″ north
Longitude
-5.43128° or 5° 25′ 53″ west
Elevation
344 feet (105 metres)
Open location code
9C8PVHG9+8F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99471691
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11810940
Wiki­data ID
Q1155735
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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”
  • Esperanto: “Viadukto Glenfinnan”
  • 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”
  • Turkish: “Glenfinnan Viyadük Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Гленфіннан”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu cạn Glenfinnan”

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