Kirkdale Bridge

Plans for bridge by Robert Adam, not executed exactly as designed, built circa 1787; widened to S but elevations rebuilt as original 1857, Andrew MacMaster, architect, James Brown, mason. Imposing 3 arch bridge over Kirkdale Burn, spans of approximately 3.8m flank central span of 6.0m; original width, 6.1m, 1857 widened by 12.8m. Central span crosses burn, flanking spans over footpaths. 3 semi-circular arches flanked by bull-nosed cutwater buttresses with conical caps at springing point. Above these in spandrels, oculi, except to E of N elevation. All rubble-built, rubble voussoirs and oculi. Finely dressed granite bandcourse over arches, deep plain coped parapet with splayed embrasures. To western arch of N elevation, 2 stepped rows of voussoirs. The join of the 2 builds can clearly be seen to the soffit, the crown of the later work rising slightly higher than the originals. The S elevation was rebuilt as original.