Roman Bridge
Road Bridge (17th Century)
Site Name Roman Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Kip Water; Millhouse
Canmore ID 41389
Site Number NS27SW 2
NGR NS 22307 72549
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41389
- Council Inverclyde
- Parish Inverkip
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Inverclyde
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS27SW 2 2230 7255
(NS 2230 7255) Roman Bridge (NR)
OS 1:10000 map (1980)
Roman Bridge: This well-known name applies to a very narrow, single-arched bridge over the Kip Water (Name Book 1856). It was built in the latter part of the 16th century (TSA) in the early 17th century (T G Snoddy 1950) ? 1650-1700 (SDD List 1963). Snoddy notes many masons' marks on the stones of the bridge, and also a small ruinous chamber; of obscure purpose, by the side of one the piers.
Third Statistical Account 1962
This narrow, metalled footbridge, 2.0m wide, appears to be late Medieval or early modern in construction.
Visited by OS (JD) 21 July 1955.
