Moray HER - NJ54NE0031 - QUEEN MARY'S BRIDGE, ROTHIEMAY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ54NE0031
Name	QUEEN MARY'S BRIDGE, ROTHIEMAY
NMRS Card No.	NJ54NE11
NMRS Numlink	214333
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Single span hump backed bridge, constructed of rubble with tooled granite dressings. It has a single tooled granite arch ring, and a rubble parapet with a centre portion at the crown of the bridge missing, and a granite cope. The approximate span of the bridge is 12 feet (3.7 metres). The bridge is reputed to have been built for a visit of Mary Queen of Scots to Rothiemay Castle (NJ54NE0007) in 1562. However, the construction and style of the bridge indicate a mid-18th century date, probably during the ownership of Rothiemay by William Duff, Lord Braco, between 1741 and 1763. It was probably built on the site of earlier bridge, and possibly re-using older material.
Last Update	17/08/2017

National Grid Reference: NJ 5551 4817

Easting: 336010, Northing: 863660

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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
ARCH-RINGS	GRANITE	TOOLED	D	100
COPES	GRANITE		E	100
BRIDGES		SITE OF	F	80
BRIDGES	RUBBLE	HUMP-BACKED	A	100
BRIDGES	FOOT	SINGLE-SPAN	B	100
PARAPETS	RUBBLE		C	100

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National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category B

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
02265	BLDS OF ARCH & HIST INTEREST		0				ROTHIEMAY 11

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Rothiemay
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, regularly visited by public, easy access.
Altitude	75
Geology
Topography	Terrace
Aspect 1	S
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Agricultural
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology	Y

Measurements

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
16th Century	B	50
19th Century	C	95

Period Notes

Probably built at some point between 1741 and 1763. There may have been an earlier bridge on the site built for the visit of Mary Queen of Scots in 1562. Listed designation given on 22/02/1972, and changed from an A to a B listing on 25/04/1989.

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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