Loups Bridge is a Grade B listed building in the Aberdeenshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 November 1980.
Loups Bridge
- WRENN ID
- dusted-plinth-hazel
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine MP: Andrew Bowie (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1980
- OS grid reference
- NO 594 717
- Coordinates
- 56.83512, -2.66599
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Loups Bridge is a footbridge likely dating to the 1830s or 1840s, spanning a deep gorge over the River North Esk. The structure consists of two spans supported by a tall, central pier constructed from bull-faced stone, which itself rises from the river rocks. Suspension rods radiate from arched wrought-iron work located at both the central pier and the abutments, connecting directly to the bridge decking. The bridge is currently derelict but retains picturesque qualities. It is situated partly within Angus County, Edzell Parish, and is of a type associated with the Justice of Dundee. No makers’ plate has been found. The statutory address is Loups Suspension Bridge over River North Esk.
Local climate
Loups Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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