Guard Bridge, River Eden, Guardbridge is a Grade A listed building in the local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 17 October 1973.

Guard Bridge, River Eden, Guardbridge

WRENN ID
graven-pinnacle-plover
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
17 October 1973
OS grid reference
NO 451 188
Coordinates
56.35902, -2.88868
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a 15th-century bridge spanning the River Eden, located between Guardbridge, and situated partially within the parishes of St Andrews and St Leonard's. The bridge is constructed of ashlar and features six semi-circular, chamfered arches. Large cutwaters are incorporated into the design and extend upwards to provide refuges. The roadway is 12 1/2 feet wide. The parapets were replaced around the 18th century. A panel bearing the arms of Archbishop James Beaton indicates repairs undertaken between 1522 and 1539. The bridge was formerly a scheduled monument, initially scheduled on 9 February 1923 and descheduled on 23 March 2016.

Local climate

Guard Bridge, River Eden, Guardbridge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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