Tay Bridge, River Tay, Aberfeldy is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Tay Bridge, River Tay, Aberfeldy
- WRENN ID
- young-gable-acorn
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NN 851 492
- Coordinates
- 56.6214, -3.87358
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Tay Bridge, built in 1733 by William Adam, is a classically-detailed structure that spans the River Tay on the road from Crieff to Dalnacardoch. It features five segmental arches and is framed by four elegant obelisks on the parapet that highlight the central arch. The bridge is constructed from chlorite schist rubble, accented with ashlar dressings, keystones, and voussoirs. It has a stepped band course and a flat-coped parapet.
On the southwest (upstream) side, the bridge has a broad central arch with a 60-foot span that is taller than the others. This arch features a stepped keystone topped with a white marble panel displaying a crown, sceptre, and sword at the parapet. Flanking cutwaters lead to quoined refuges at road level, each containing a panelled obelisk base. The adjacent arches, spanning 35 feet, have raised and stepped voussoirs and full-height canted-out refuges with aediculed marble panels. The outer arches, each with a 30-foot span, are similarly detailed and include small stone cannons projecting from the outer elevations to the west. The approaches to the bridge are splayed with flat-coped parapets and pyramidal copes.
The northeast (downstream) elevation mirrors the southwest side but features aediculed panels with grey stone tablets instead of marble.
Local climate
Tay Bridge, River Tay, Aberfeldy sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 79 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 56 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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