Garva Bridge, Garvamore is a Grade A listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971.
Garva Bridge, Garvamore
- WRENN ID
- frozen-ledge-aspen
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey MP: Graham Leadbitter (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- OS grid reference
- NN 521 947
- Coordinates
- 57.0201, -4.4366
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
This is a twin arched rubble bridge built between 1731 and 1732 as part of General Wade's military road network, connecting Dalwhinnie and Laggan to Fort Augustus via the Corrieyairack Pass. The bridge spans the River Spey, springing from a rocky outcrop in the river’s centre. The bridge's overall length is 180 feet, with each arch measuring 45 feet in span. The bridge is constructed of rubble with tooled rubble arch rings and a parapet cope. Heavy rubble buttresses are present on both sides, and iron repair braces reinforce the arches. Originally named St George's Bridge by General Wade, this name is now rarely used. The bridge was formerly designated a scheduled monument, listed in 1971 and removed from the listing in 2016.
Local climate
Garva Bridge, Garvamore sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,390 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 83 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 67 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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