Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders
Date 2007
Event ID 578260
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/578260
This substantial bridge carries the B795 Laurieston road over the Dee north-west of Castle Douglas. It was built
from 1797–99 and has six masonry arches each of 3912 ft span, and a width between parapets of 1712 ft. The
masonry is grey granite with dressed arch stones and random rubble parapets with dressed copes. The cutwaters are rounded with buttresses above which are blind circular medallions in the spandrels. The bridge
was built by Samuel McKean and John McCraken was consulted.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission from Thomas Telford Publishers.
