Archaeology Notes

Event ID 731641

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/731641

NY38NE 31.01 35593 85239

Duchess Bridge [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1983.

Duchess Bridge: a cast-iron footbridge over the Esk, designed by William Keir, junior, and erected in 1813. Elegant lattice-girdered segmental span, the railings of the balustrades tied down by iron scrolls to the projecting deck.

J Gifford 1996.

Duchess Bridge, 1813, William Keir Jnr. Early, fine and remarkably slender cast-iron arched footbridge.

J R Hume 2000.

This bridge carries an estate footpath across the River Esk to the S of Langholm Lodge (NY38NE 31.00).

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 20 March 2006.