Aberdeenshire HER - NJ93SE0028 - OLD BRIDGE OF ELLON

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ93SE0028
Name	OLD BRIDGE OF ELLON
NMRS Card No.	NJ93SE50
NMRS Numlink	120072
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Road bridge, the old bridge of Ellon built 1793 at the expense of the third Earl of Aberdeen. Built of coursed pinned rubble with granite ashlar dressings, it has three segmental keyblocked arches, triangular cutwaters and a long south approach with flood arch. The central arch is longer than the other two. It is the last surviving example of the work of Banff stonemason James Robertson. It was replaced by a new road bridge in the 1940s.
Last Update	09/05/2018

National Grid Reference: NJ 9570 3031

Easting: 365400, Northing: 831180

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Date of Compilation

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BRIDGES		PEDESTRIAN	A	100
ARCHES	SEGMENTAL		B	100
CUTWATERS	TRIANGULAR		C	100

Google Map for NJ93SE0028

National Status

National Status
Listed Building, Category A

Regional Status

Regional Status
Local Government Guardianship
Site of Regional Significance

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
GRA	GB 1-2	Ground	Black & White	24/05/1986
AAS	AAS/06/01/DG18-20	Air-oblique		21/03/2006
AAS	AAS/06/1/CT12	Air-oblique	Colour Transparency	21/03/2006
MG	GR IMG_0566-69	Ground	Digital	20/08/2011

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
00870	Industrial Archaeology of Scotland	JR Hume	1977			London	95-6		1977
00512	EVENING EXPRESS		0			ABERDEEN	02/04/92	4	1992

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Ellon
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	A public monument, open all hours (free).
Altitude	5
Geology
Topography	River Bank
Aspect 1	NNW,SSE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Urban
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology	Y

Measurements

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Shape 2
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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Post-Medieval (from 1560 AD)	A	100
18th Century	B	100		1904

Period Notes

Period Notes

Dated 1793; disused 1944. Old notes state 'replaced 1940' but there is no evidence for this. Listed 16/04/1971.

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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