Historic bridges · Scottish Lowlands
Buchan Bridge
Buchan Bridge — category C listed building-listed bridge in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Billy McCrorie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Buchan Bridge is a category C listed building-listed bridge in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB17030). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 03/08/1993 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Minnigaff NGR NX 41783 80409 Coordinates 241783, 580409 — 1851 (dated). Vehicular bridge over Buchan Burn; single track, on E-W axis. Single spans with semicircular arch. Rubble; granite dressings. Bull-faced voussoirs and wide rounded polished coping. Natural rock abutments. Granite coped buttress to SW. Smooth keystones; keystone to S dated "1851". Parapets peaked at centre over panels to inside of parapets. Panel to S parapet inscribed "This Road from the Esconchan Gate to Buchan and this Bridge were designed and executed by Randolph IX Earl of Galloway AD 1851". Panel to N parapet inscribed "Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, Land of the mountain and the flood, Land of my sires what mortal hand, Can e'er untie the filial band, That knits me to thy rugged strand". — Buchan Bridge was built by Randolph, 9th Earl of Galloway, presumably to provide access to the farmhouse of Buchan (see separate listing). The inscription "Land of brown heath and shaggy wood" is a quotation from THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL (1805) (Canto VI, stanza II) by Sir Walter Scott.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Buchan Bridge is a bridge located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is designated as a category C listed building, indicating its historical significance and contribution to the local heritage.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0928, -4.4808
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG8 6FA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q56622632 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Buchan Bridge?
- Buchan Bridge is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG8 6FA).
- Is Buchan Bridge a listed building?
- Buchan Bridge is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Buchan Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Buchan Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Buchan Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG8 6FA. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.