Bridge of Isla
Coordinates: 56 ° 31 ′ 41 ″ N , 3 ° 21 ′ 41 ″ W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | A93 | |
| Subjugated | Isla | |
| place | near Meikleour | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 5 | |
| start of building | June 4, 1794 | |
| completion | August 18, 1796 | |
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The Bridge of Isla is a road bridge near the Scottish town of Meikleour in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1971 the bridge was included in the Scottish Monument List in the highest monument category A.
description
There may have been an older bridge a few meters downstream. Construction of the Bridge of Isla began on June 4, 1794 and was completed on August 18, 1796. This is evident from an inscription on an embedded plate.
The masonry viaduct spans the Isla a short distance before it flows into the Tay with five lined segmental arches . Its masonry consists of rubble, roughly hewn into cuboids , which was built into layered masonry . Pointed icebreakers emerge from the pillars . The Bridge of Isla now leads the A93 ( Perth - Aberdeen ) over the Isla.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Old Bridge of Isla in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ a b Entry on Bridge of Isla in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Bridge of Isla in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database