DEVON VIADUCT AND EMBANKMENT

Remains of the old railway line that ran between Alloa and Kinross. The original section of the line, opened in 1851 by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway, ran from Alloa to Glenfoot where engineering difficulties prevented the crossing of the River Devon. By 1854, the problems were solved, and the line was opened to Tillicoultry. The Devon Valley Railway Company was formed in 1855 to extend the line to Kinross but political issues forced it to be opened in stages over the next 15 years. Kinross to Rumbling Bridge opened in 1863, and Tillicoultry to Dollar in 1869. The final, most difficult section, connecting the two, opened in 1871. The line was closed between Dollar and Kinross in 1964 when passenger services were withdrawn. Coal was carried from Dollar to Alloa until 1973 when Dollar Mine closed, taking the railway line with it.

The huge embankment had to be built to raise the railway above the river. The viaduct was dismantled after the line closed.