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Kielder Viaduct is a stone railway bridge constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to carry the North Tyne Railway across the River Tyne valley in Northumberland. Built between 1854 and 1858, the viaduct represents significant Victorian engineering achievement and comprises multiple stone arches designed to span the considerable height and width of the valley. The structure remains an important example of mid-Victorian railway infrastructure and reflects the industrial expansion that brought railway connectivity to the remote border country of northern England. The viaduct continues to form a prominent landscape feature within the Kielder area, testament to the scale of civil engineering works undertaken during the railway boom of the nineteenth century.
Kielder Viaduct is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002913. View the official record →
Kielder Viaduct is a stone railway bridge constructed in the mid-nineteenth century to carry the North Tyne Railway across the River Tyne valley in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002913.
Kielder 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 1002913.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British enclosed settlement, 290m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge (0.4 km), Two round cairns 870m south east of Butteryhaugh Bridge including Deadman Cairn (0.6 km), Round cairn, 330m SSW of Deadman's Cairn (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kielder 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.
Kielder Viaduct stands on Border Group, bedrock that formed in the Meramecian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate argillaceous rocks and limestone.