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Kylepark, Haughhead Bridge
Road Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Kylepark, Haughhead Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Clyde; Blantyre Farm Road; Greyfriars Road; Old Glasgow Road; Uddingston
Canmore ID 201348
Site Number NS66SE 102
NGR NS 68496 61566
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/201348
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Blantyre (Hamilton)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Hamilton
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS66SE 102 68496 61566
Haughhead Bridge [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1989.
This bridge carries Blantyre Farm Road across the River Clyde to the W of Kylepark, Uddingston. The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Blantyre (to the SW) and Bothwell (to the NE).
The location assigned to this record defines the centre of the span. The available map evidence suggests that the structure extends from NS c. 68522 61584 to NS c. 68469 61528.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 9 January 2006.
Desk Based Assessment (7 July 2017)
The Haughhead Bridge crosses the River Clyde, connecting Uddingston on the E with Blantyre Parish on the W. Built in 1840, it is a 4-span bridge, originally called the Red Brig due to the red sandstone from which it was constructed. Clydeneuk Lodge (NS66SE 106), a toll-house contemporary with the bridge, lies 70m upstream on the east bank.
Information from HES Survey and Recording (AMcC) 7 July 2017.
Field Visit (28 September 2017)
Numerous instances of graffiti, mainly in the form of sets of initials and most of it heavily eroded, have been carved into the upper surfaces of the sandstone parapets of the bridge.
Visited by HES Survey and Recording (JRS, AMcC) 28 September 2017.
