Aberdeenshire HER - NO39NE0009 - ROYAL BRIDGE, BALLATER

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD) A100    
18th Century B100 17831789 
19th Century C100 18091829 
19th Century D100 18341885 
19th Century E100 1885  

Period Notes

Period Notes The first bridge erected in 1783; washed away by a flood in 1789 or 1799. The second bridge completed in 1809, washed away 1829. Replaced by a wooden structure 1834 to 1885, removed for the present bridge built 1885.

Architect Details

Architect Details Thomas Telford, architect and engineer 1809; Jenkins & Marr, architectural practice 1885.