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Dumfries, Old Bridge, Port Of The Bridge
Gateway (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dumfries, Old Bridge, Port Of The Bridge
Classification Gateway (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Nith
Canmore ID 65556
Site Number NX97NE 26.01
NGR NX 9688 7604
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65556
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dumfries
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX97NE 26.01 9688 7604
(NX 9688 7604) Port of the Bridge (NR) (Remains of)
OS 1:1056 map (1852)
Only the lower part of the piers to which the gate was attached, remains of this port or gateway. Tradition states that it was arched over and had a small tower where a watchman could be placed, similar to the other ports of Dumfries (NX97NE 21.01 - 21.04) Tolls collected here were given to the Grey Friars.
Name Book 1850
No vestiges of this port remain.
Visited by OS (JLD) 8 December 1960.
