St. Martins
Bridge (18th Century)
Site Name St. Martins
Classification Bridge (18th Century)
Canmore ID 354239
Site Number NO13SE 72
NGR NO 15463 30450
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/354239
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish St Martins
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
Field Visit (18 June 2017)
This bridge, which carries the former turnpike road from Perth to Forfar via Coupar Angus, crosses the St Martins Burn immediately N of the former smithy (NO13SE 37). Largely of random rubble construction, it comprises a single arch composed of roughly-hewn voussoirs, the keystone on the SE side bearing the date 1774. The decking measures 4.3m in breadth between parapets up to 0.5m in height and 0.3m in thickness, coped with dressed sandstone blocks. The arch has been strengthened in recent times by the addition of a 0.15m thick lining of concrete.
Visited by HES Survey and Recording (JRS) 18 June 2017.
