Ballochmyle Viaduct
The Ballochmyle Viaduct is the tallest extant railway viaduct in Britain. It is 169 feet high, and carries the railway over the River Ayr near Mauchline and Catrine in East Ayrshire, Scotland.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kingencleugh Castle and Kingencleugh House.
Kingencleugh Castle
Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The remains of the old castle of Kingencleugh or Kingenclough lies close to east of the town of Mauchline, East Ayrshire, in the old Barony of Mauchline off the A76. The castle is Category B listed. Kingencleugh Castle is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Ballochmyle Viaduct.
Kingencleugh House
Historic building
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingencleugh House is a historic building, which is situated 2,100 feet northwest of Ballochmyle Viaduct.
Howford Bridge
Historic building
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Howford Bridge is a historic building, which is situated 2,200 feet east of Ballochmyle Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Catrine and Mauchline.
Catrine
Village
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Catrine is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which was formerly a centre of cotton manufacture. The village is located close to the settlements of Sorn and Mauchline, and had a population of around 2,020 in 2020.
Mauchline
Town
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mauchline is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial.
Ochiltree
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. Ochiltree is situated 2½ miles south of Ballochmyle Viaduct.
Ballochmyle Viaduct
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway bridge in East Ayrshire, Scotland
- Categories: stone bridge, railway viaduct, arch bridge, and transportation
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.49951° or 55° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.3623° or 4° 21′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7QFJXQ+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 638297625OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q4851829
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Ballochmyle Viaduct” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ব্যাল্যোকমিল”
- Chinese: “巴洛赫弥尔瓦亚杜克”
- Chinese: “巴洛赫彌爾瓦亞杜克”
- Czech: “Viadukt Ballochmyle”
- French: “viaduc de Ballochmyle”
- French: “Viaduc de Ballochmyle”
- German: “Ballochmyle Viaduct”
- Gujarati: “બેલોકમાઇલ વાયડક્ટ”
- Japanese: “バロックマイル”
- Kannada: “ಬ್ಯಾಲೊಚ್ಮಿಲ್ ವಯಾಡಕ್ಟ್”
- Korean: “발로크마일”
- Lithuanian: “Balokmylas”
- Portuguese: “Ballochmyle Viaduct”
- Russian: “Баллокмайл-Вайодук”
- Spanish: “Viaducto de Ballochmyle”
- Tamil: “பல்லோச்மயலே வியாதுக்ட்”
- Telugu: “బలోచ్మిల్ వయాడక్ట్”
- Turkish: “Ballochmyle Viyadük Köprüsü”
- Urdu: “بالوچمیلی ویادوکت”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballochmyle Viaduct (1846 - 1848) and Site of destroyed Pedens Cave.
Nearby Places
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