Building record MAB39832 - POTARCH BRIDGE
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Summary
Bridge over the River Dee, designed by Thomas Telford, and built 1811-1813.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 3095
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6076 9731 (79m by 47m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO69NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Birse |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bridge over the River Dee, designed by Thomas Telford, and built 1811-1813. It is a handsome three-span segmental-arched bridge with dressed stone arch rings and piers with coursed rubble spandrels. There are triangular cutwaters extended up to form four semi-hexagonal pedestrian refuges to each parapet. Repaired after flood damage in 1829. The bridge measures 200ft in length.
Period Notes
Built 1811-13; repaired 1829.
Listed 16/04/1971.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
BIRSE COMMUNITY TRUST, 2008, STONE ARCHED BRIDGES IN BIRSE PARISH (Bibliographic reference). SAB3808.
YOUNIE, D, 2014, HISTORY OF THE BUILDING OF POTARCH BRIDGE (Bibliographic reference). SAB2158.
GRAHAM, C, 2014, STALWART FOLK OF BIRSE. IN PRESS AND JOURNAL YL 19/07/14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2647.
Dec 1 2023 , PUB-GR-23-12-001, 002, PUB-GR-23-12-001, 002 (Ground Photograph). SAB36620.
Jun 4 2013 , AAS-GR-13-06-145 - 149, AAS-GR-13-06-145 - 149 (Ground Photograph). SAB34887.
Author unknown, n.d., ABERDEEN DAILY JOURNAL, 12/06/1811 (Bibliographic reference). SAB23.
Oct 27 2010 , GR2930-1, GR2930-1 (Ground Photograph). SAB13417.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 3095;
- NMR Card Number: NO69NW14;
- NRHE Numlink: 120081;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO69NW0007;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB3095 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/120081 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB13417 Ground Photograph: Oct 27 2010 . GR2930-1. Digital. GR2930-1.
- --- SAB2158 Bibliographic reference: YOUNIE, D. 2014. HISTORY OF THE BUILDING OF POTARCH BRIDGE. Y.
- --- SAB23 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. ABERDEEN DAILY JOURNAL. 12/06/1811.
- --- SAB2647 Bibliographic reference: GRAHAM, C. 2014. STALWART FOLK OF BIRSE. IN PRESS AND JOURNAL YL 19/07/14.
- --- SAB34887 Ground Photograph: Jun 4 2013 . AAS-GR-13-06-145 - 149. Digital. AAS-GR-13-06-145 - 149.
- --- SAB36620 Ground Photograph: Dec 1 2023 . PUB-GR-23-12-001, 002. Digital. PUB-GR-23-12-001, 002.
- --- SAB3808 Bibliographic reference: BIRSE COMMUNITY TRUST. 2008. STONE ARCHED BRIDGES IN BIRSE PARISH.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 92.
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2023 10:29AM
