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Cramond Old Bridge, River Almond, Brae Park Road, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Edinburgh, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9652 / 55°57'54"N

Longitude: -3.316 / 3°18'57"W

OS Eastings: 317950

OS Northings: 675466

OS Grid: NT179754

Mapcode National: GBR 23.X511

Mapcode Global: WH6SK.1B7C

Plus Code: 9C7RXM8M+3J

Entry Name: Cramond Old Bridge, River Almond, Brae Park Road, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Brae Park Road, Cramond Old Bridge

Listing Date: 14 December 1970

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 365311

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB27940

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Old Cramond Brig
Edinburgh, Brae Park Road, River Almond, Cramond Old Bridge
Cramond Brig

ID on this website: 200365311

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Almond

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Description

Late 15th, early 16th century bridge; rebuilt 1617 - 19; repaired 1687 - 91 (Robert Mylne); 1761; 1776; 1854. Coursed yellow sandstone; moulded ashlar coping; random rubble sandstone to flanking walls. Three shallow pointed arches; voussoir surrounds above centre and east; projecting, chamfered string course stepped up over arches; curved abutments to east; single weephole to west. Pyramidal caps to cut-waters on intermediate piers (sloped tabling to northwest pier). Splayed west arch comprising three chamfered soffit ribs; remaining (later) arches without ribs.

Statement of Interest

By 1607, this late 15th, early 16th century bridge was ruinous and unpassable. Thus, the granting of a Scottish Act of Parliament that same year determining its rebuilding. The dates of this and successive repairs are inscribed in the north face of the south wall. The NSA (New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845) draws comparison between the older, groined west arch and those of the Bothwell Bridge over the South Esk. On the outer side of the west parapet is inscribed the date "1619", the tails of the "6" and "9" being "absolutely unique in Midlothian" (G Fothergill).

The monument was scheduled 09/02/1923 and was descheduled 11/04/2016. Description updated 2021.

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