Building record MAB4478 - BRIDGE OF AVON

A high single span bridge with an additional small arch at the North bank.

A high single span bridge with an additional small arch at the North bank. It crosses the River Avon and leads into the grounds of Ballindalloch Castle (NJ13NE0004), and was designed by architect George Burn and opened in 1800. It is of rubble construction, with tooled rubble arch rings springing from a tooled ashlar abutment at the South bank, and a similar pier with rounded cutwaters close to the North bank. There is a tooled rubble parapet and drainage vents. It was replaced by a new road bridge in 1991. It is now braced by iron ties and used only as a footbridge. On the Southern end of the bridge are two plaques, the lower marking the highest point reached by flood waters in 1829, where the river rose by 23 feet, and the upper plaque commemorating General Grant of Ballindalloch who commissioned the bridge. The upper plaque is inscribed 'Built by General Grant of Ballandalloch 1800. G. Burn Arct.', and the lower plaque is inscribed 'Flood line 4 August, 1829'. George Burn was also the contractor for Spey Bridge, Fochabers (1803) and Lovat Bridge, Beauly (1813), both designed by Thomas Telford.

Period Notes
Opened in 1800. Replaced by a road bridge in 1991, and now used only as a footbridge. It was designated on 22/02/1972.

Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 182 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.

Record last edited

Aug 16 2017 2:40PM