Description

Built 1737. 2-arch stone bridge spanning River Dee on Tongland/Kirkcudbright parish boundaries.

2 segmental arches, 100ft approx span in all including

central pier. V-cutwater buttresses flank arches to both

elevations; possibly partially rebuilt or quoin-stones recut.

Narrow rubble voussoirs, rubble soffit and abutments. Dressed

stone to cutwaters and base of central pier. Rubble parapets

rebuilt and now cantilevered out to give footpaths each side.

Original width of carriageway 10ft approx. Parapet with

sandstone coping and slightly splayed embrasures terminating

in pyramidal capstone.

Statement of Interest

Apart from minor works to the parapet the bridge is a well

preserved example of early 18th-century work with tall

spectacular arch spans.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17571373

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)