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Latitude: 55.0797 / 55°4'46"N
Longitude: -2.9487 / 2°56'55"W
OS Eastings: 339528
OS Northings: 576550
OS Grid: NY395765
Mapcode National: GBR 79VP.DW
Mapcode Global: WH7Z3.PL15
Plus Code: 9C7V33H2+VG
Entry Name: Canonbie Bridge
Listing Name: Canonbie Village, Canonbie Bridge (A7 over River Esk)
Listing Date: 3 August 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 334581
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB3522
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200334581
Location: Canonbie
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale
Parish: Canonbie
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
Tagged with: Road bridge Stone arch bridge
Gideon Boyd of Greystail and Andrew Mein of Westerkirk
contracting masons: contract dated 16.3.1752.
Roadbridge, 3 segmental arches over River Esk with roadway
sloping down from E to W bank.
Rubble-built with red ashlar voussoirs and pointed cutwaters
either side (abutment repairs at NE in bull-nosed red ashlar):
roadway widened 1899 on cantilevers and with decorative
cast-iron brackets: circa 1950 lattice-patterned metal
parapets (part of 1899 railings survive at SW).
Ruins of medieval Canonbie Priory said to have been quarried
to help build this bridge. Some 1899 iron parapet railings
re-used at Williamwood, Annan (information from owner).
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