High Bridge Of Ken is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 4 November 1971. Bridge.
High Bridge Of Ken
- WRENN ID
- leaning-belfry-coral
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1971
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NX 619 902
- Coordinates
- 55.18685, -4.16976
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
High Bridge of Ken is an earlier 18th century bridge, possibly of even earlier origin, located over the Water of Ken at a narrow ravine on the borders of the Dalry and Carsphairn parishes. The bridge features two semi-circular arches that are separated by a wide spandrel, with long abutments and a narrow carriageway. The northern arch spans the main flow of the river, while there is a subsidiary flood arch to the south; both arches have spans of approximately 24 feet. The squared granite springers rise from natural rocky outcrops, and the structure includes squared voussoirs, rubble spandrel, soffits, abutments, and a parapet that is topped with dressed granite coping.
Local climate
High Bridge Of Ken sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 40 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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