Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Highlands and Islands

Event ID 962778

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

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Freswick Bridge

(Institute Civil Engineers Historic Engineering Works no. HEW 1501)

A typical 17th or early-18th century segmental rubble masonry arch bridge, in existence in 1726, of about 13 ft span at the approach to Sinclair of Freswick’s house, on whatwas originally themain coast road. Itwas subsequently widened on the upstream side. The bridge is unusual in having what is reputed to be a prison cell in the abutment. The Sinclair coat of arms is above its window (see Paxton and Shipway, 2007, 226).

R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.

Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Highlands and Islands' with kind permission from Thomas Telford Publishers.