Old Bridge of Urr

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Kirkpatrick Durham NGR NX 77593 67714 Coordinates 277593, 567714 — 2-arch stonebuilt bridge spanning Water of Urr on Kirkpatrick-Durham/Crossmichael parish boundaries. Probably late 16th-century in origin though considerably rebuilt; widened to the N in 1772 and with parapets rebuilt mid 19th-century and repaired circa 1900. Total span 50 ft, original width 9 ft 8 ins approximately present width 13 ft 1 in. Granite rubble throughout. 2 asymmetrical near semi-circular arches spring from rubble abutments and central solid pier with cutwater buttresses, to both up and downstream sides. Above S buttress, 2 red sandstone panels both badly eroded but recorded as bearing a lion rampant, crown and initials IR to the upper stone; a dexter hand appaume and date 1580 to lower stone. Parapets recently repointed.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.