13-558: Calderwood may refer to: Places [ edit ] Almondell and Calderwood Country Park , a park in West Lothian, Scotland Calderwood, a housing development near East Calder in West Lothian, Scotland Calderwood, East Kilbride , an area of East Kilbride, Scotland Calderwood Dam , a reservoir and dam development project in Tennessee, United States Calderwood, Tennessee ,
26-679: A community once located near Calderwood Dam Calderwood, Michigan , a community in Michigan, United States Calderwood, Eastern Cape , a town in South Africa Calderwood, New South Wales , a suburb of Wollongong, Australia Calderwood Park , a conservation area in Mashonaland East , Zimbabwe Other uses [ edit ] Calderwood (surname) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
39-775: Is a 220-acre (0.89 km ) Country Park in Mid Calder and East Calder in West Lothian , Scotland . It is a 4 star Visitor Attraction (Visitscotland). The Park is split into two main areas, Almondell Park which comprises the Almondell estate which originally belonged to the Erskine family of Broxburn and the Calderwood estate which once belonged to the Barons of Torphichen. Almondell House and its estate dates to
52-625: Is closest to the Visitor Centre (EH52 5PE) which is housed in the former stable block of the Almondell Estate, vending drinks/snacks/gifts, aquarium. exhibition room and function room facilities, Countryside Ranger Service. There are many woodland and riverside walks, BBQ hire, toilet facilities and children's play area. 55°54′04″N 3°27′36″W / 55.901°N 3.460°W / 55.901; -3.460 Almondell Viaduct The Almondell Viaduct , also known as
65-684: Is now disused but the viaduct is in use as a path in the park. Near to the viaduct is the Canal Feeder Aqueduct, a replica of the famous Iron Bridge in Shropshire. It carries water through a cast-iron trough to the Union Canal at Lin’s Mill ( Almond Aqueduct ). A pedestrian suspension bridge was built in the park in 1970. It was renamed the Nelson Mandela Bridge in 1985. The Almondell Estate follows
78-712: The Camps Viaduct , is a viaduct spanning the gorge of the River Almond in Scotland , located in East Calder , West Lothian , as well as the main canal feeder taking water from the Almond to the Union Canal at Lin's Mill near Ratho The viaduct is built on nine high segmental brick arches atop rock-faced snecked rubble piers, and features rounded cut-waters in the river below. This famous local landmark
91-512: The 13th February 1880, the viaduct was the site of a significant railway accident when an axle broke on one of the rear wagons, derailing two wagons and the guard's van, which fell off the viaduct into the River below, tragically killing two guards and a telegraph boy. Due to the resulting damage to the structure, the viaduct underwent significant repairs and was possibly even rebuilt. Perhaps for this reason, many secondary sources appear to report
104-599: The 18th century. The House was erected in 1786, designed by its owner Henry Erksine , a lawyer. The house was the historic home of the Earls of Buchan (it is now Newnham House in England). Almondell House was demolished in 1969. The coach house and stable buildings of the house were converted into a visitor centre when the country park opened in the 1970s. The Park also contains the Nasmyth Bridge , spanning over
117-534: The Almond from the East Calder entrance. The bridge was originally constructed in 1810 to a design by Alexander Nasmyth . It was later completely restored in 1997/1998 following its partial collapse in 1973. The Almondell Viaduct , also known as the Camps Viaduct, in the park, was built in 1885 to carry an industrial railway over the River Almond between Pumpherston and East Calder. The railway
130-596: The line of the River Almond, with paths and trails crisscrossing the river over a variety of bridges. It is a popular location with walkers and families. The Calderwood Estate nearby has paths and trails to explore. The two estates are separated by Mid Calder town centre but are linked together by a path following the line of the Murieston Water. The Park is served with ample space for visitors’ cars, served by four main car parks. These are situated near Broxburn, Livingston, Mid Calder and East Calder. The North car park
143-554: The title Calderwood . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calderwood&oldid=1112463116 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Almondell and Calderwood Country Park Almondell and Calderwood Country Park
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#1732772323241156-473: The year of construction as 1885, whereas this was most likely the year in which it reopened. The viaduct closed permanently to railway traffic in 1959, and all the rail tracks as well as adjoining Goods Sheds were subsequently removed. The structure was Category B listed in 1971. It now lies within the Almondell and Calderwood Country Park , providing a convenient and scenic footpath and cycle path over
169-906: Was built circa 1865-66 by J. & A. GRANGER, Esqs, Railway Contractors. It opened to rail traffic in 1867, and remained in operation until 1959 as a single track Mineral Railway bridge on the Camps Branch of the North British Railway . Its purpose was to supply the now-closed Coltness Iron Works with limestone from the Raw Camps and East Camps Quarries in East Calder, where extensive quarries, brickworks and limekilns were once located. It also supplied James "Paraffin" Young 's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Company at Pumpherston with Oil Shale for processing into Paraffin . On
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