Newton Bridge is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Bridge. 1 related planning application.
Newton Bridge
- WRENN ID
- sharp-glass-thistle
- Grade
- B
- 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 887 314
- Coordinates
- 56.46239, -3.80688
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Newton Bridge is an early 18th century single arched military bridge spanning the River Almond, still in use and situated on the A822 road immediately southeast of Newton. The bridge is constructed of stone, with roughly-worked voussoirs forming the arch. A flat carriageway is present, flanked by surviving parapets. Rubble masonry abutments are located on either side of the river, and the west side features splayed wing walls buttressed for additional support. A joint along the underside of the bridge reveals evidence of a historical widening of the structure towards the east.
The bridge's construction is linked to the network of military roads built in Scotland between the early 1720s and the late 1750s, approximately 1700km in total, with significant contributions from General Wade and Major Caulfeild. Road improvements connected garrisons like Fort William, Fort Augustus, and Fort George. This bridge most likely dates from between 1725 and 1740 and served the Crieff to Aberfeldy section of military road. The bridge has undergone alterations, including a widening to the east and the addition of parapets on both sides.
Local climate
Newton Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 79 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 53 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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