57°24′22″N 3°21′39″W / 57.40611°N 3.36083°W / 57.40611; -3.36083

Bridge of Avon
The Bridge of Avon at Ballindalloch
Coordinates57°24′22″N 3°21′39″W / 57.406°N 3.36089°W / 57.406; -3.36089
CarriesPedestrians (formerly road traffic)
CrossesRiver Avon
Heritage statusCategory A listed building
Characteristics
MaterialMasonry
History
ArchitectGeorge Burn
Construction start1800
Construction end1801
Location

The Bridge of Avon is a bridge over the River Avon at Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland, built between 1800 and 1801 by George Burn.[1][2] The bridge is mainly rubble-built, with an abutment on the south bank, and a pier with a cutwater on the north bank, of tooled ashlar.[3] It crosses the river in a single wide segmental arch, with a smaller flood arch on the north bank.[4]

The south spandrel bears two plaques. The upper plaque records the date of the bridge's construction and its architect's name, and the lower plaque records the height reached by the waters in the catastrophic floods of August 4, 1829, known as the Muckle Spate,[4] which destroyed numerous other bridges in Moray.[5]

The bridge was designated a Category A listed building in 1972.[3] It is no longer open to vehicular traffic, having been bypassed in 1991 by a modern concrete structure that now carries the A95 over the river, but can still be used by pedestrians.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Basic Site Details - Bridge of Avon". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Bridge-end, Old Bridge of Avon (16001)". Canmore. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "Ballindalloch, Bridge of Avon over River Avon (Category A Listed Building) (LB8462)". Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 Walker, David W.; Woodworth, Matthew (2015). The Buildings of Scotland - Aberdeenshire: North and Moray. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 473–474. ISBN 9780300204285.
  5. ↑ Walker, David W.; Woodworth, Matthew (2015). The Buildings of Scotland - Aberdeenshire: North and Moray. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 452. ISBN 9780300204285.


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