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Dundas Aqueduct is a masonry structure carrying the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon near Limpley Stoke in Somerset. Built between 1796 and 1799 to the designs of John Rennie, it represents a significant example of late eighteenth-century canal engineering. The aqueduct comprises a single elliptical arch of approximately 150 feet span, constructed in Bath stone, which carries the canal trough across the river below. It remains an important monument to the canal age and demonstrates the sophisticated engineering techniques employed during the Industrial Revolution to overcome topographical obstacles.
Dundas aqueduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005631. View the official record →
Dundas Aqueduct is a masonry structure carrying the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon near Limpley Stoke in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005631.
Dundas aqueduct 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 1005631.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a Roman road 565m north of Abbey Farm (3.2 km), Site of correrie or lower house to Hinton Priory (3.4 km), Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management features (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dundas aqueduct'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.
Dundas aqueduct stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.