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Low Bridge, Fruin Water

A Category B Listed Building in Luss, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0356 / 56°2'8"N

Longitude: -4.64 / 4°38'24"W

OS Eastings: 235614

OS Northings: 685672

OS Grid: NS356856

Mapcode National: GBR 0J.RMLF

Mapcode Global: WH2LZ.PKNC

Plus Code: 9C8Q29P5+7X

Entry Name: Low Bridge, Fruin Water

Listing Name: Low Bridge

Listing Date: 13 March 1997

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 390639

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43975

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200390639

Location: Luss

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Helensburgh and Lomond South

Parish: Luss

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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Description

Mid-19th century stone bridge with three segmental-arch spans (two dry, flanking overflow arches) carrying the former road over Fruin Water. Reconstructed and widened with a reinforced concrete frame in 1931. Bull-faced, squared sandstone with ashlar parapet; ashlar voussoirs, arch ring, keystone; droved triangular cutwater buttresses. Plaque inscribed "Sir Chas Preston Bart., Governor General, Military Road".

Statement of Interest

The bridge is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map (surveyed 1859 to 1860, published 1862).

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