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Railway Embankment And Wall, Stoneycroft Road, South Queensferry

A Category C Listed Building in Almond, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9889 / 55°59'20"N

Longitude: -3.395 / 3°23'42"W

OS Eastings: 313068

OS Northings: 678205

OS Grid: NT130782

Mapcode National: GBR 20.VR76

Mapcode Global: WH6S9.TQHP

Plus Code: 9C7RXJQ3+HX

Entry Name: Railway Embankment And Wall, Stoneycroft Road, South Queensferry

Listing Name: Stoneycroft Road from the Loan to Rear of 11 East Terrace, Railway Embankment

Listing Date: 19 December 1979

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386326

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40400

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200386326

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: West Lothian

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Description

Late 19th century; short rubble wall with rough coping at west end; 2 m high wall of hammer dressed blocks in snecked pattern on the east.

Statement of Interest

This wall marks the position of the original railway line that ran to Port Edgar. The line was closed to passenger service in 1929 but continued to serve the whisky blending and bottling plant until 1966.

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