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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).
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