Muasdale, Old Bridge
Road Bridge (Post Medieval)
Site Name Muasdale, Old Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Clachaig Water
Canmore ID 38583
Site Number NR64SE 35
NGR NR 68011 40229
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/38583
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Killean And Kilchenzie
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Hump-backed. Segmental-arched. Rubble. Low parapets broken in places. (Historic Scotland)
This bridge spans the Clachaig Water immediately upstream from the existing road-bridge serving the A 83. It is constructed of rubble masonry and comprises a single segmental-headed arch having a span of 7.8m. It is probably of late 18th- or early 19th-century date. (RCAHMS)
Field Visit (August 1965)
This bridge (Pl. 99A) spans the Clachaig Water immediately upstream from the existing road-bridge serving the main Tarbert-Campbeltown highway. It is constructed of rubble masonry and comprises a single segmental-headed arch having a span of 7.8 m. The height of the arch-soffit above the level of the water is about 3.7 m and the total height to the crown of the parapet is about 4.9 m. The roadway measures 2.4 m in width between parapets 0.38 m in thickness.
The bridge is probably of late 18th- or early 19th century date
RCAHMS 1971, visited August 1965.
