Cadger's Brig
Coordinates: 55 ° 37 ′ 21 ″ N , 3 ° 31 ′ 41 ″ W.
| Cadger's Brig | ||
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| use | footbridge | |
| Subjugated | Biggar Burn | |
| place | Biggar | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| width | about 2 m | |
| Number of openings | 1 | |
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The Cadger's Brig , also Cadger's Bridge , is a former road bridge in the Scottish town of Biggar in the Council Area of South Lanarkshire . The structure, which is now only used by pedestrians, was included in the Scottish list of monuments in 1971 in the highest category A. A former additional classification as a Scheduled Monument was lifted in 1998.
history
According to tradition, Roman troops set up a bridge at the site during the occupation of Britain. However, there is no clear evidence of this. The oldest fragments of today's Cadger's Brig date from the 13th century. Its name, which can be translated as "Schnorrer Bridge", whereby Schnorrer is to be understood in the old sense as "peddler", goes back to another unproven tradition. The Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace is said to have crossed the bridge disguised as a peddler in order to be able to approach the nearby English camp unnoticed. The current bridge, however, mainly comes from a renovation in the course of the 18th century.
description
Cadger's Brig spans little Biggar Burn off Main Street ( A702 ) west of central Biggar. Immediately to the north are the historic Biggar Gasworks . The masonry viaduct spans the small stream with a segmented arch . An iron railing secures the crossing. The narrow, only around two meters wide bridge once served as a general traffic crossing. Today it is only classified as a pedestrian bridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Cadger's Brig in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Cadger's Brig in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database