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Dent Head viaduct is a stone railway viaduct located in Dentdale, Yorkshire, constructed between 1875 and 1877 as part of the Settle-Carlisle Railway line. The structure comprises eleven arches built in local stone and represents a significant feat of Victorian engineering designed to carry the railway across the valley of the River Dee. The viaduct stands as a notable example of nineteenth-century railway infrastructure and remains an important monument to the period of railway expansion in northern England. Its construction required substantial earthworks and engineering innovation to negotiate the challenging topography of the Pennines.
Dent Head viaduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007243. View the official record →
Dent Head viaduct is a stone railway viaduct located in Dentdale, Yorkshire, constructed between 1875 and 1877 as part of the Settle-Carlisle Railway line. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007243.
Dent Head 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 1007243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn at Force Gill, 80m SSE of Little Dale aqueduct (3.3 km), Cairn above Cam Pasture, 700m NNW of Cam Houses (4.6 km), Ribblehead railway construction camp and prehistoric field system (5.2 km).
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