Description

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

This bridge, probably of the late 18th century, spans the Earn east of St Fillans. It is a good example of a bridge of the period, unaltered and in good condition.

2-span bridge, with one principal segmental arch over the main body of the river and a secondary minor arch to the N. Entirely rubble-built, humped in profile with battered and splayed cutwaters between the principal and the minor arch. Strengthening buttress on the S end of the of the E side. Curved approaches with scrolled ends - rubble parapet walls with semicircular copes. A lower parapet over the centre is clearly visible in the stonework.

Statement of Interest

Stewart family records note a contract to erect a bridge at Dundurn in 1779.

This bridge appears to have served the mill and farm at Dundurn and the farms along the S shore of Loch Earn. Early 19th century maps only show the bridge but do not show a road on the S side of the loch. The principal road to Ardvorlich was from the W.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17834995

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)