Trinafour Bridge

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 05/10/1971 Last Date Amended 09/02/2021 Local Authority Perth And Kinross Planning Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Blair Atholl NGR NN 72503 64716 Coordinates 272503, 764716 — The bridge is an early 18th century single arched military bridge crossing the Errochty Water. No longer in use as a road bridge but open to pedestrians and cyclists, the bridge is located immediately west of the B847 road within the small settlement of Trinafour. It is constructed of stone with roughly worked voussoirs forming the arch of the bridge, which is slightly pointed. The carriageway is now grass covered with low parapets surviving on either side of the carriageway. The underside of the bridge displays a joint running the length of the bridge, evidence for an historical widening of the structure. The bridge has a rubble masonry buttress on its east side and both ends of the carriageway are splayed, with granite boulders acting as finials on the parapets. Historical Development There was an estimated total of 1700km of military road built in Scotland (approximately 400km by General Wade and 1300km by Major Caulfeild) between the early 1720s and the late 1750s. The first programmes of work started in 1725 Under Wade's command, Repairs were made to various fortifications including Edinburgh Castle and at Fort William and new forts were built at Inverness (Fort George) and Killihuimen (Fort Augustus). Road communications and connections were improved between the garrisons at Fort William, Fort Augustus and Fort George. The roads programme then focused on expanding the network between Dunkeld and Inverness (later known as 'The Great North Road') with branches connecting Crieff to the Great North Road at Dalnacardoch (later known as 'The Second Great North Road') and F

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.