Dry Bridge
Dry Bridge was a viaduct in Bridgend on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . On August 28, 1980, it was included in the Scottish Monuments List in Category C.
The viaduct was located about 100 meters north of the Sorn Bridge and spanned today's A846 , which leads from Bridgend via Ballygrant to Port Askaig . It belonged to the lands of Islay House and enabled the crossing-free transition between two parts of the extensive area. Islay House itself is about 300 meters to the northwest.
description
The Dry Bridge was designed by the Scottish architect William Henry Playfair and built in 1842. The elliptical arch was made of quarry stone and had an ornate railing with round and diamond-shaped ornamental openings. Today the viaduct no longer exists. The road that he once led is paved today and crosses the A846. Only the noticeable lowering of the road and the subsequent increase beyond the intersection suggest that there was a former crossing. The grounds of Islay House are fenced off at this point by a low quarry stone wall, which sinks with the landscape in the area of the former viaduct and probably once ended at this.
Web links
- Entry on Dry Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Coordinates: 55 ° 46'58.1 " N , 6 ° 14'56.7" W.