Cockburnspath, Old Tower Bridge
Road Bridge (18th Century)
Site Name Cockburnspath, Old Tower Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Tower Burn
Canmore ID 58743
Site Number NT76NE 34
NGR NT 78436 69760
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58743
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Cockburnspath
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT76NE 34 78436 69760
For predecessor Cromwell's Bridge (to E) and successor New Tower Bridge (to W), see NT76NE 3 and NT76NE 40 respectively.
This bridge carries the former line of the A1 (T) public road over the Tower Burn to the SE of Cockburnspath village.
The statement (in the HBM List, 9 June 1971) that this bridge spans the Pease Burn is incorrect.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 February 2006.
Photographic Survey (June 1962)
Photographic survey of buildings in Cockburnspath and surrounding area, Berwickshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in June 1962.
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
