Bucksburn Aqueduct

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 06/12/2019 Type Industrial: bridge, viaduct, aqueduct Local Authority Aberdeen Planning Authority Aberdeen Parish Newhills NGR NJ 89787 09710 Coordinates 389787, 809710 — This former canal aqueduct was constructed between 1798 and 1805 and designed by John Rennie to carry the Aberdeenshire Canal and its associated traffic over the Bucks Burn as a navigable aqueduct. It was adapted in the late 19th century to be used a road bridge. The surviving structure is orientated north-south and measures 17.6m long by 7.5m high from the ground level on the burn side. The former aqueduct is composed primarily of light grey granite with a high stone arch or 'bridge-hole' of 21 voussoirs. Through this arch on the western side a cut-water with concrete walls and stone lined bed funnels the Bucks Burn under the aqueduct. On the eastern side adjacent to the burn, two large wing walls, set at a 90-degree angle to the former canal aqueduct, support the banks of the Bucks Burn. Above the arch are 11 courses of ashlar stone blocks, capped by a course of flat copping stones, slightly wider than those beneath. The voussoirs have a rough tooled surface while the remaining courses have a rubbed finish. The eastern wall of the aqueduct retains its original wing shape built to accommodate the earthen banks of the canal. The western wall has been removed and replaced or built over by a later retaining wall. The wing walls of the northern and southern approach adjacent to the road have been partially clipped and their ends replaced with a metal fence and a wooden fence respectively. Historical development The construction the Aberdeenshire Canal Navigation began with the passing of an Act of Parliament in 1798 which was announced in the Aberdeen Press and Journal in February of

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.