Mennock, Eliock Bridge
Road Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Mennock, Eliock Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) River Nith
Canmore ID 46318
Site Number NS80NW 10
NGR NS 80395 08267
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46318
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Sanquhar
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NS80NW 10 80395 08267
McMillan notes the construction of Eliock Bridge in 1696, but Hume attributes the present structure to the early 19th century.
W M'Millan 1935; J R Hume 1976.
(Location cited as NS 804 083). Eliock Bridge, Mennock. Early 19th century. A picturesquely situated single-segmental arch, with dressed-stone arch ring and rubble spandrels.
J R Hume 1976.
This bridge carries an unclassified public road across the River Nith, to the S of the A76 (T) road.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 January 1999.
