Moray HER - NJ56NW0045 - WEST BRIDGE, CULLEN HOUSE

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Primary ReferenceNJ56NW0045
NameWEST BRIDGE, CULLEN HOUSE
NRHE Card No.NJ56NW6
NRHE Numlink 118294
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. 2220
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Bridge, still in use, built in 1744 by William Adam. It is a tall, single-span bridge, constructed of squared tooled granite with ashlar dressings, with a height of 19.5 m (64 feet) and a span of 25.6 m (84 feet). A granite ashlar arch ring is flanked by pilastered buttresses. Masonry causeways link the bridge with the sides of the gorge, and there is a band course present. Set in the centre of the north face of the parapet is a damaged square inscribed plaque. The parapet has an unusual interlocking keyed and tooled ashlar cope, with the detailing similar to that seen at Nethermill Bridge (Aberdeenshire HER NJ86NW0064) and the Bridge of Boyndie (Aberdeenshire HER NJ66SE0251). The bridge crosses the Burn of Cullen, which forms the boundary between Cullen and Rathven, and forms the west entrance to the House of Cullen (NJ56NW0003).
Last Update04/03/2020
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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BRIDGES SINGLE-SPANA100
ARCH-RINGSGRANITE B100
BUTTRESSES PILASTEREDC100
CAUSEWAYSMASONRY D100
PLAQUES INSCRIBEDE100
PARAPETSASHLARTOOLEDF100
COPES INTERLOCKEDG100