Kirkdale Bridge
Coordinates: 54 ° 51 '2 " N , 4 ° 18' 39" W.
| Kirkdale Bridge | ||
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Convicted | Access road to Kirkdale House | |
| Subjugated | Kirkdale Burn | |
| place | near Carsluith | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Clear width | 3.8-6.0 m | |
| completion | around 1787 | |
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The Kirkdale Bridge is a road bridge on the property of Kirkdale House in the Scottish council area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. Furthermore, together with Kirkdale House, its stables and the Kirkdale Kirk, it forms a category A monument ensemble.
description
The masonry viaduct is located about 300 m southeast of Kirkdale House. It leads to an access road to the manor house across the Kirkdale Burn stream . With the construction of Kirkdale House, its architect Robert Adam also created a design for the Kirkdale Bridge. This was not implemented exactly. The central arch of the arch bridge built around 1787 spans the Kirkdale Burn with a width of 6.0 m. It is flanked by two narrow arches with clear widths of 3.8 m, which span the pedestrian walkways below. The pillars emerge in a semicircle. The gussets are designed with blind oculi . Quarry stone parapets limit the roadway.
Originally the quarry stone structure was 6.1 m wide. In 1857 it was widened to 12.8 m. The south side was rebuilt true to the original. The architect Andrew MacMaster planned the work and worked with the stonemason James Brown .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Kirkdale Bridge in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database