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Bridge No. 18, Union Canal

A Category B Listed Building in Pentland Hills, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9206 / 55°55'14"N

Longitude: -3.4297 / 3°25'46"W

OS Eastings: 310749

OS Northings: 670652

OS Grid: NT107706

Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.ZX18

Mapcode Global: WH6SP.9G20

Plus Code: 9C7RWHCC+74

Entry Name: Bridge No. 18, Union Canal

Listing Name: Union Canal, Bridge No 18 (Near Clifton Hall)

Listing Date: 30 January 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365165

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27827

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200365165

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Description

Hugh Baird, Engineer, circa 1820. Stugged coursed sandstone with ashlar dressings. Segmental arch with dressed voussoirs and advanced keystone with '18' inscribed. Wallhead coping bearing alternating straight and twisted wrought-iron railings. Octagonal terminal piers.

Statement of Interest

The Edinburgh and Glasgow Union canal was designed by Hugh Baird and was built 1818-1822.

Scheduled Monument.

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