Scar Bridge, Penpont is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971.
Scar Bridge, Penpont
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-minaret-hyssop
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1971
- OS grid reference
- NX 849 943
- Coordinates
- 55.22966, -3.81109
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is an early to mid-19th century roadbridge spanning the Scaur water. It features two segmental arches constructed from squared rubble, with a central pier faced in bullfaced ashlar. The pier has pointed cutwaters, and the arches are defined by recessed arch rings and a band course, all finished with polished ashlar. The parapets, partially rebuilt, are ramped and splayed towards the approaches, also constructed with polished ashlar. The bridge is located within Penpont Parish, on Kiermill Road.
Local climate
Scar Bridge, Penpont sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% 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 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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