| Bridge Name: | Loch nan Uamh Viaduct |
| Carries: | West Highland Line |
| Crosses: | Allt a' Mhama |
| Engineering: | Simpson & Wilson |
| Material: | Concrete |
| Spans: | 8 |
| Begin: | 1897 |
| Open: | 1901 |
| Coordinates: | 56.8923°N -5.7307°W |
The Loch nan Uamh Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Scotland that carries the West Highland Line.
The viaduct has eight concrete arches of span, four each side of a large central concrete pylon.[1] The reason for this design is not known.[1]
The viaduct crosses the Allt a' Mhama, or Mama Burn, just before it flows into Loch nan Uamh, a sea loch to the north of the Ardnish peninsula.[2]
Immediately to the north of the viaduct is a short tunnel.[3]
In 1987 Roland Paxton, from Heriot-Watt University, investigated the legend that a horse had fallen into a pier during construction of Glenfinnan Viaduct in 1898 or 1899.[4] [5] However, after inserting a fisheye camera into boreholes made into the only two piers large enough to accommodate a horse, no animal remains were found.[5] In 1997, on the basis of local hearsay, Paxton investigated Loch nan Uamh viaduct using the same method but found only rubble as well.[4] [5] In 2001, he returned to Loch nan Uamh with radar equipment and found the remains of a horse and cart within the viaduct's central pylon.[1] [5]
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