Historic bridges · Scottish Lowlands
Powfoot Bridge
Powfoot Bridge — category B listed building-listed bridge in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Powfoot Bridge is a category B listed building-listed bridge in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB6590). 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 B Date Added 04/04/1993 Supplementary Information Updated 08/11/2018 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Cummertrees NGR NY 14817 65771 Coordinates 314817, 565771 — 1900, Frank C Carruthers, Lockerbie and Dumfries. RETAINING WALLS: lining backs of Pow Burn, consciously rustic, apparently drystone wall built to courses, with rounded copestones of irregular size, sweeping up to bridge (formerly incorporating dam) at Lake View. BRIDGE: concrete beam bridge with rock-faced sandstone abutments. Simple iron railings, with modern supplementary protection, with panelled ashlar dies with ogee tops. Abutments wider than bridge to take dam (now removed) impounding ornamental lake. Dwarf brick wall with cast iron railings above site of dam. — Part of B group with items 30, 31, 32, 33 and 33B. The bridge is an early example of the use of concrete beam construction.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Powfoot Bridge is a bridge located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is a category B listed building, recognised for its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9792, -3.3325
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG12 5PG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Established
- 1900
Sources
- wikidata: Q17792264 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Powfoot Bridge?
- Powfoot Bridge is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG12 5PG).
- Is Powfoot Bridge a listed building?
- Powfoot Bridge is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Powfoot Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Powfoot Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Powfoot Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG12 5PG. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.