Ellon Viaduct, Aberdeenshire
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Ellon Viaduct, Aberdeenshire
Image: © Ralph Rawlinson Taken: 18 Sep 2004
The viaduct at Ellon carried the Great North of Scotland Railway from Aberdeen to the fishing towns of Peterhead and Fraserburgh over the River Ythan. Passenger trains ceased to run in 1965 with closure to all traffic in 1979. Ellon was also the junction for a branch built to serve the railway companies massive luxury hotel at Cruden Bay. The whole of the 38 miles between Dyce and Peterhead and the 16 miles between Maud Junction and Fraserburgh have been converted into a long distance cycle/walkway, the 'Formartine & Buchan Way'
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Image Location
Latitude
57.363143
Longitude
-2.08975