New Bridge, Ruthven is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Bridge.

New Bridge, Ruthven

WRENN ID
steep-gargoyle-woodpecker
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NO 289 488
Coordinates
56.62639, -3.15967
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

New Bridge in Ruthven is a large structure featuring a single segmental arch supported by flank piers that rise to shallow refuges. The bridge is constructed of rubble with rusticated voussoirs, and it has a keystone that is dated 1855. The northeast refuge has undergone repairs.

Local climate

New Bridge, Ruthven sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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