Marchmont House, Swardon Burn, Adam Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Marchmont House, Swardon Burn, Adam Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 74349
Site Number NT74NW 20.02
NGR NT 74400 48876
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74349
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Polwarth
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
The bridge which crosses the Swardon Burn in the grounds of Marchmont House is known as the Adam Bridge, but was not designed by William Adam. Probably built in about 1759, it was designed by an architect called George Paterson. Constructed of smooth blocks of sandstone, the single-arched bridge is of a simple, classical design.
In the 1720s, William Adam designed the surrounding landscape for the 2nd Earl of Marchmont. This is probably why his name also became associated with the bridge.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NT74NW 20.02 74400 48876
Visible on Ordnance Survey large scale vertical air photographs (OS 70/365/153-5).
(Undated) information in NMRS.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Scottish Record Office.
Marchmont. Building of the Bridge.
Work book notes days spent by labourers at the bridge during September and October.
1759 GD1/651/17
Photographic Survey (May 1962)
Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record in May 1962.
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
