British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

Scotland Street Tunnel, Edinburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9606 / 55°57'38"N

Longitude: -3.1955 / 3°11'43"W

OS Eastings: 325463

OS Northings: 674825

OS Grid: NT254748

Mapcode National: GBR 8NB.7R

Mapcode Global: WH6SL.WFJV

Plus Code: 9C7RXR63+7R

Entry Name: Scotland Street Tunnel, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Scotland Street Tunnel Royal Crescent, Foot of Scotland Street

Listing Date: 25 November 1965

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365324

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27953

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, Scotland Street Tunnel

ID on this website: 200365324

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: City Centre

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Railway tunnel

Find accommodation in
Edinburgh

Description

Grainger & Miller, engineers. Opened May 17th, 1847. Closed
22nd May, 1868. Northern exit arch, now blocked semi-circular
with long voussoirs.

Statement of Interest

Edinburgh Leith and Newhaven Railway. Similar tunnel at N end

of Goods Yard dates from 1841.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.