Corgarth Castle, Cock Burn, Cock Bridge

The Cock Bridge was built in the mid-eighteenth century, as part of a military road-building programme linking Coupar Angus and Fort George. The name came from a nearby weather-vane, which once stood here and was also constructed by the soldiers.

The bridge was built of rubble, and consists of a single arch crossing the Allt Bad Mhic Griogair. It is still used to carry a modern road across the burn.

The military roads linked strategic places throughout the Highlands, helping the government to control the area, and ensure that rebellious clans were subdued. During the eighteenth century, almost one thousand miles of road were constructed in Scotland.

Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project

Cock Bridge, made famous by so many winter weather reports, was named after the inn which stood nearby, whose sign was a red muircock. Demolished to create new bridge, 1989.

Taken from "Aberdeenshire: Donside and Strathbogie - An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Ian Shepherd, 2006. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk

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Not to be confused with Allargue Arms Hotel, Bridge (NJ 2570 0924), for which see NJ20NE 26.

Cock Bridge [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1972.

Cock Bridge. Applies to a stone bridge of one arch over the stream Allt-a Coileach and near to Corgarff Castle: deriving its name from a party of soldiers who when making the military road from Edinburgh to Fort George, having a cock put up on a pole for a waether vane. Maintained by the County.

Name Book 1868.

This bridge has been restored.

Visited by OS (RB) August 1966.

Illustration of old bridge.

I A G Shepherd 1994.

This bridge carries the A939 ('Lecht') public road over the Allt Bad Mhic Griogair.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 July 1997.

There is no change to the existing record.

Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 9 December 1998.