Can you walk on the Treffry viaduct? The full guided version of the walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £2.99 which each include everything listed here. The route
Can you walk on the Treffry viaduct?
The full guided version of the walk is available through the iWalk Cornwall app for Apple and Android for £2.99 which each include everything listed here. The route begins at the Black Hill Luxulyan Valley car park and climbs up to the Treffry Viaduct.
Who built the treffry Viaduct?
Joseph Treffry
It was built by Joseph Treffry, one of Cornwall’s greatest mining adventurers between 1839 and 1844 to carry a mineral railway from St Blazey and Par to Newquay and is the earliest granite construction of its kind in the region.
When was treffry viaduct built?
1839 and 1842
Built between 1839 and 1842 by its owner Joseph Thomas Treffry, this viaduct, 90 feet high and 670 feet long, had the dual purpose of carrying both a tramway and a high level leat across the beautiful Luxulyan Valley.
Why was the Treffry viaduct built?
To bring water power to the mine he built a leat from Luxulyan along the west side of the valley. The viaduct carried both rails and a water channel to bring more water for the Fowey Consols, and this is where the quality of the design and construction becomes apparent.
How old is Roche Rock?
It sits atop a granate tor, south east of the village of Roche, between St Austell and Bodmin in Cornwall, and has been in ruins for at least 250 years, though substantial structure remains.
Can you climb Roche Rock?
From it’s unusual rock type to the 15th century chapel built into the very bones of the landscape, Roche Rock is a unique venue for climbers and historians. Then you get to climb! Our maximum capacity means everyone will get plenty of time to climb.
What did Roche rock look like?
They are a mixture of grey quartz and black tourmaline. They are very strong and have supported the chapel since the 1400s – the chapel was dedicated to St. Michael in 1409. The rocks themselves are a little bit older – they were created some 270 million years ago!
How tall is Roche Rock?
20 metres
Roche Rock (Cornish: An Garrek) stands out as a rocky outcrop some 20 metres (66 ft) high on the northern flank of the St Austell granite with an approximate area of 600 metres (2,000 ft) x 300 metres (980 ft).)
Where is the Treffry Viaduct in West Devon?
Treffry Viaduct. The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The viaduct crosses the Luxulyan Valley, and with it forms an integral part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site.
How tall is the Treffry Viaduct in feet?
This required a high-level crossing of the river, for which they built the great viaduct, 650 feet (198 m) long and 100 feet (30 m) high, the most advanced engineering project in the western peninsula.
Why is water no longer used at Treffry Viaduct?
The water channel, lined with “puddled clay”, no longer carries water from the leats due to the frequent leaks and complicated and challenging maintenance of the channel. On its way down the valley the water that crossed the viaduct/aqueduct was used to power the Carmears incline, by means of a water wheel, 34 feet (10 m) in diameter.
Where was the first stone viaduct in Cornwall?
The tramway that went across the top ran from Pontsmills, via the Carmears Incline, up to Luxulyan; here is joined the railway between Newquay and Bugle. This was the first stone viaduct built in Cornwall.