Aberdeenshire HER - NO87SW0036 - OLD BERVIE BRIDGE, INVERBERVIE

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Primary ReferenceNO87SW0036
NameOLD BERVIE BRIDGE, INVERBERVIE
NRHE Card No.NO87SW52
NRHE Numlink 77760
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 35070
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Former road bridge, built in 1799, now only accessible to pedestrians. It is a single segmental arch bridge, with pierced spandrels and rusticated abutments containing vaulted cellars for storing coal and lime. The single arch has a span of 103ft (31m) and is 80ft high (24m). The bridge is rubble built with dressed voussoirs. The bridge was superseded by the Jubilee Bridge in 1935 (NO87SW0037).There are references in Arbuthnott Kirk Session Minutes of 1694 to collections the church towards a new bridge over the Bervy - this refers to the earlier bridge of two arches built in 1696.
Last Update26/01/2022
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Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
CELLARS VAULTEDD100
SPANDRELSRUBBLEPIERCEDE100
BRIDGESROADSINGLE-SPANA100
VOUSSOIRSSTONEDRESSEDB100
ABUTMENTSRUBBLERUSTICATEDC100