Slochd Viaduct
Close to the summit of this part of the line at 1,315 ft. is a high stone viaduct over a wooded gorge. It is listed Grade B.
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Slochd Mhor Lodge, PH23 3AY
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The railway from Inverness to Aviemore was opened in 1898 as a short-cut avoiding the original route by way of Forres. As it heads southward towards Perth, it crosses the river Findhorn at the small village of Tomatin and then climbs for some five miles to the summit. Here it crosses a wooded gorge on an eight arch granite viaduct some 109 ft. above the water. It was completed in 1897 by Murdoch Paterson, Chief Engineer to the Highland Railway.
Photo: Richard Webb / Slochd Viaduct
By Road: It is not far from the A 9 and the Slochd Mhor Lodge between Tomatin and Carrbridge.
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