Guardbridge, Inner Bridge, Old Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Guardbridge, Inner Bridge, Old Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Motray Water; 'inner Brig'
Canmore ID 131475
Site Number NO41NE 63
NGR NO 44997 19760
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/131475
- Council Fife
- Parish Leuchars
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO41NE 63 4500 1978.
For adjacent and successor bridge, see NO41NE 64.
Non-Guardianship Sites Plan Collection, DC23865- DC23873, 1935 & 1937- 1938.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
(Location cited as NO 450 198). Inner Bridge, probably 18th century. 3-span bridge with 2 wide and 1 small segmental arches with massive triangular cutwaters.
J R Hume 1976.
Site recorded by Maritime Fife during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, Fife Ness to Newburgh 1996
The Inner Bridge at Guardbridge carries the former line of the 'Fife coast' road over the Motray Water. Probably early 18th century, but the 'inner brig' was repaired in 1598.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 July 1998.
J Gifford 1988.
