Killin, Bridge Of Dochart
Road Bridge (18th Century)
Site Name Killin, Bridge Of Dochart
Classification Road Bridge (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Dochart Bridge; Falls Of Dochart
Canmore ID 135645
Site Number NN53SE 51
NGR NN 57136 32505
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/135645
- Council Stirling
- Parish Killin
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Perthshire
NN53SE 51 57136 32505
(Location cited as NN 571 323). Bridge of Dochart, Killin, built 1760, part rebuilt 1831. An unusual 7-span masonry bridge with four main arches and seven culverts.
J R Hume 1977.
This bridge carries the A827 public road (which here forms Gray Street) across the River Dochart immediately downstream (E) of the Falls of Dochart and on the S side of Killin village (NN53SE 37).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 September 2000.
An archaeological watching brief was conducted during the installation of floodlighting, and attendant cable trenches, for the Dochart Bridge. All work took place outside the scheduled area and no features of archaeological interest were encountered.
Information from Headland Archaeology Ltd report (MS/899/46), [1997].
