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Arten Gill viaduct is a stone railway bridge constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to carry the Settle-Carlisle Railway across Arten Gill in North Yorkshire. Built between 1870 and 1875 as part of the ambitious engineering project designed by John Sydney Crossley, the viaduct exemplifies Victorian railway construction with its robust masonry arches spanning the moorland valley. The structure comprises a series of stone-built arches of notable height, reflecting the challenging topography of the Pennines that the railway had to traverse. As a significant surviving example of Victorian railway infrastructure, it represents an important phase in the development of transport networks through northern England during the industrial era.
Arten Gill viaduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007242. View the official record →
Arten Gill viaduct is a stone railway bridge constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to carry the Settle-Carlisle Railway across Arten Gill in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007242.
Arten Gill viaduct is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007242.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dent Head viaduct (1.5 km), Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct (4.6 km), Cairn above Cam Pasture, 700m NNW of Cam Houses (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Arten Gill viaduct's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Arten Gill viaduct stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.