Building record MAB7943 - POLDULLIE BRIDGE
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Summary
Road bridge, built in 1715 crossing the River Don.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 16197
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 3485 1250 (23m by 14m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ31SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Strathdon |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Road bridge, built in 1715 crossing the River Don. It is a semi-circular rubble arch bridge, a single span of 70ft, with a steeply humped carriageway. Over the southern keystone is a tablet inscribed 'John Forbes of Inverernan 1715'. The bridge is rubble built with voussoirs and a coped parapet, with concrete buttresses to the North, and large areas of non-traditional cement pointing. Also known as Poldhullie Bridge, it is a rare survivor of an early style which continued into the early 18th century and is one of only two local bridges which survived the great flood, of 'Muckle Spate' of 1829. John Forbes was a bailie of Kildrummy and close associate of John Erskine, the Earl of Mar, who led the Jacobites against British Government forces at Sherriffmuir in November 1715. Forbes died in 1716 in Carlisle Castle where he was being held prisoner, awaiting execution.
Period Notes
Built 1715.
AB 3440 (1913), AB 3440 (1913) (Ground Photograph). SAB13059.
Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, 117 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.
SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S., 2006, DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.65 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3366.
Jun 8 1976 , H76/167/15, H76/167/15 (Ground Photograph). SAB13058.
Oct 15 2015 , AAS-GR-15-10-004 - 008, AAS-GR-15-10-004 - 008 (Ground Photograph). SAB32243.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Listed Building Number: 16197;
- NMR Card Number: NJ31SW14;
- NRHE Numlink: 119990;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ31SW0002;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB16197 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/119990 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB13058 Ground Photograph: Jun 8 1976 . H76/167/15. Black & White. H76/167/15.
- --- SAB13059 Ground Photograph: AB 3440 (1913). Black & White. AB 3440 (1913).
- --- SAB32243 Ground Photograph: Oct 15 2015 . AAS-GR-15-10-004 - 008. Digital. AAS-GR-15-10-004 - 008.
- --- SAB3366 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, I.A.G.S.. 2006. DONSIDE & STRATHBOGIE: ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. p.65.
- --- SAB730 Bibliographic reference: Hume, JR. 1977. Industrial Archaeology of Scotland. 117.
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Record last edited
Jun 2 2023 3:43PM
