Beattock, Old Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Beattock, Old Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Evan Water; Evan Bridge; Lochhouse Farm
Canmore ID 214771
Site Number NT00SE 152
NGR NT 07711 02784
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/214771
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkpatrick-juxta
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NT00SE 152 07711 02784
For (successor) 'new' Beattock Bridge (07797 02770), see NT00SE 125.
See also NT00SE 165 and NT00SE 166.
This bridge formerly carried the Carlisle-Lockerbie-Glasgow 'Annandale' route (the predecessor to the A74) over the Evan Water to the N of Beattock village (NT00SE 111) and immediately S of Lochhouse Farm (NT00SE 126). It was replaced in 1819 by the 'new' bridge (NT00SE 125) 85m downstream (to the E).
This bridge is depicted, but not noted, on the OS 1:2500 map of 1981.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 10 March 2006.
J R Hume 2000.
Publication Account
The records of the Commissioners of Supply for Dumfriesshire show that funding was considered for building a bridge over the Water of Evan and that this work was included in the programme for new bridges and a committee appointed for overseeing the work in 1717. Agreement for construction of the bridge was reached with Thomas Johnstoun in August 1719.
J Robertson 1993
Construction
In August 1719, agreement was reached between Commssioners of Supply for Dumfriesshsire and Thomas Johnstone, vintner in Moffat for the construction of a bridge over the Water of Evan.
J Robertson 1993
