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Polharrow Bridge

A Category B Listed Building in Dee and Glenkens, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1338 / 55°8'1"N

Longitude: -4.1925 / 4°11'32"W

OS Eastings: 260321

OS Northings: 584357

OS Grid: NX603843

Mapcode National: GBR 4V.LM1M

Mapcode Global: WH4TX.K7S5

Plus Code: 9C7Q4RM5+G2

Entry Name: Polharrow Bridge

Listing Name: Polharrow Bridge over Polharrow Burn

Listing Date: 4 November 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342058

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9750

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342058

Location: Kells

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Parish: Kells

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Description

Stone built bridge spanning Polharrow burn, built early 18th

century by donation of Quentin Maclurg. 2 depressed arches

with subsidiary flood arch to N over land; total span 50 ft approximately.

Roughly squared voussoirs and springers small V-cutwater

buttresses between main spans. Spandrels, soffit, abutments

and parapets all of rubble. Parapet with granite coping;

slightly splayed embrasures.

Statement of Interest

Bridge now disused and bypassed.

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