Bridge Of Balgie, River Lyon, Glenlyon is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Bridge.
Bridge Of Balgie, River Lyon, Glenlyon
- WRENN ID
- roaming-terrace-falcon
- 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 576 467
- Coordinates
- 56.59111, -4.31916
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Bridge of Balgie, located over the River Lyon in Glenlyon, is a large, narrow bridge featuring three segmental arches. It is constructed from rubble and has prominent cutwaters, with the northwest cutwater showing signs of several enlargements. This bridge dates back to the 18th century and has undergone considerable distortion over time.
Local climate
Bridge Of Balgie, River Lyon, Glenlyon sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,560 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 80 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 61 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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