Keith, Regent Street, Union Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Keith, Regent Street, Union Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Isla
Canmore ID 17367
Site Number NJ45SW 21
NGR NJ 42811 50784
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/17367
- Council Moray
- Parish Keith
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
NJ45SW 21 42811 50784
Union Bridge [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, March 2010.
For (predecessor) Old Bridge of Keith (NJ 4276 5080), see NJ45SW 7.
(Location cited as NJ 427 508). Union Bridge, erected 1770, widened 1816, enlarged and partly rebuilt 1872. A single segmental arch with rustic ashlar voussoirs and spandrels, and small castellated corner towers. The original (1770) arch can be seen beneath later accretions.
J R Hume 1977.
The remains of the military bridge, which was built in 1770 and includes a stone inscribed 'G.III R.R.S. 1770', are incorporated in the modern bridge, which was widened in 1816 and partly rebuilt in 1912 according to a plaque.
Visited by OS (FS) 30 April 1973 and (AA) 17 September 1973.
This bridge carries Regent Street over the River Isla near the centre of Keith.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 30 April 1996.
The probable route of the Fettercairn to Fochabers military road (NJ45SW 46) passes over this bridge.
Information from RCAHMS (MW) 8 March 1999.
Visited by OS June 1967, (FS) 30 April 1973, (AA) 17 September 1973.
