Boatford Bridge, Langholm is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 August 1971. Bridge.

Boatford Bridge, Langholm

WRENN ID
pale-gravel-ash
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
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NY 362 845
Coordinates
55.15085, -3.00212
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Boatford Bridge in Langholm is a pedestrian suspension bridge built in 1871 by Messrs Herneulewiczs and Co from London. The original bridge collapsed on its opening day, and the current steel suspension bridge was constructed in the same year, using the original pylon-supporting piers. The deck timbers were replaced, and the walkway was asphalted in 1985.

The piers are made of bull-faced grey and red ashlar with pointed cutwaters. The superstructure features plain open-worked pylons with finials, a ramped walkway supported by steel rods, and simple open-worked parapets.

Local climate

Boatford Bridge, Langholm sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 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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