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
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Bridge
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
William Adam, 1733; General Wade's classically-detailed bridge over River Tay on road from Crieff to Dalnacardoch. Five segmental arches with four elegant obelisks to parapet framing centre arch. Chlorite schist rubble (see Notes) with ashlar dressings, keystones and voussoirs. Stepped band course and flat-coped parapet.
Southwest (upstream) elevation: broad (60' span), taller centre arch with stepped keystone surmounted by white marble panel bearing crown, sceptre and sword at parapet; flanking cutwaters giving way to quoined refuges each containing panelled obelisk base at road level. Flanking arches (35' span) with raised and stepped voussoirs and full-height canted-out refuges with aediculed marble panels giving way to similarly-detailed outer arches (30' span) with small stone cannon projecting at outer elevations to west. Splayed approaches with flat-coped parapets and pyramidal copes.
Northeast (downstream) elevation: mirrors above but aediculed panels with grey stone tablets.
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