Building record MAB34083 - ROYAL BRIDGE, BALLATER
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Summary
Road bridge, still in use, built in 1885.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 21851
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 3723 9557 (128m by 91m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO39NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Road bridge, still in use, built in 1885. The present bridge is a four arch bridge with dressed-stone arch rings and pinned ashlar spandrels. The arches are segmental, and the centre cutwaters are carried up and corbelled out to support rectangular refuges. Simple stepped parapet with saddleback coping. There have been four successive bridges at Ballater. The first bridge was a granite one erected in 1783. It had three main arches in the middle and a small arch at either side. It was washed away by a flood in 1799. The second bridge, also of granite, by Telford, was completed in 1809. It consisted of five arches. It was washed away by the Muckle Spate of 1829. It was subsequently replaced by a wooden structure (NO39NE0179) which was removed for the present bridge in 1885. This fourth bridge was opened by Queen Victoria in 1885.
Period Notes
The first bridge erected in 1783; washed away by a flood in 1789 or 1799. The second bridge completed in 1809, washed away 1829. Replaced by a wooden structure 1834 to 1885, removed for the present bridge built 1885.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 01/03/86 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 100-1 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
WATSON, A, 1984, DEESIDE FIELD 18, 128-32, 128-32 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2046.
Jan 6 2016 , ABS-GR-16-01-060, 061, ABS-GR-16-01-060, 061 (Ground Photograph). SAB35668.
Jun 4 2013 , AAS-GR-13-06-603 - 609, AAS-GR-13-06-603 - 609 (Ground Photograph). SAB35457.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 21851;
- NMR Card Number: NO39NE14;
- NRHE Numlink: 32451;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO39NE0009;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB21851 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/32451 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 01/03/86.
- --- SAB2046 Bibliographic reference: WATSON, A. 1984. DEESIDE FIELD 18, 128-32. Y. 128-32.
- --- SAB35457 Ground Photograph: Jun 4 2013 . AAS-GR-13-06-603 - 609. Digital. AAS-GR-13-06-603 - 609.
- --- SAB35668 Ground Photograph: Jan 6 2016 . ABS-GR-16-01-060, 061. Digital. ABS-GR-16-01-060, 061.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 100-1.
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Record last edited
Sep 14 2022 1:03PM
