Historic bridges · Scottish Highlands
Lovat Bridge
Lovat Bridge — category A listed building-listed bridge in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lovat Bridge is a category A listed building-listed bridge in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB8083). 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 A Date Added 05/10/1971 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Kiltarlity And Convinth NGR NH 51615 44964 Coordinates 251615, 844964 — Thomas Telford, 1810. Symmetrical 5-span bridge with slight hump-back. All tooled rubble with tooled ashlar dressings. Tooled ashlar arch rings, each defined by string course and separated by triangular cutwaters rising to parapet height as canted buttresses. Double string course; tooled ashlar cope repaired occasionally with cast replacements and missing in some sections. Splayed approaches with square terminal piers. Later cast-iron guards fitted to upstream cutwaters. — Built by Commission for Highland Roads and Bridges for sum of $8,800; Lord Lovat was liable for one half of this. River Beauly forms boundary with Kilmorack Parish. Excluded from Schedule of monuments, 5 October 1998.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Lovat Bridge is a bridge located in the Scottish Highlands. It is recognised as a category A listed building, indicating its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 57.4706, -4.4759
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV4 7BG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Established
- 1810
Sources
- wikidata: Q17568543 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lovat Bridge?
- Lovat Bridge is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV4 7BG).
- Is Lovat Bridge a listed building?
- Lovat Bridge is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- Is Lovat Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Lovat Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lovat Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV4 7BG. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.