Suspension Bridge, Pitlochry is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 June 1981. Bridge.

Suspension Bridge, Pitlochry

WRENN ID
haunted-newel-amber
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
9 June 1981
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NN 940 576
Coordinates
56.69862, -3.73258
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Suspension Bridge in Pitlochry, built in 1913, is a footbridge that crosses the River Tummel. It features a maker's plate that reads 'Lanarkshire Steel Co Ltd, Scotland/Siemens Martin Process'. The bridge is supported by three-stage steel pylons topped with finials, with the southern pylon bearing an inscribed plaque that commemorates Lieutenant Colonel George Glas Sandeman of Fonab and notes that it was opened by the Marchioness of Tulliebardine on Empire Day in 1913. The bridge includes lattice parapets and a girder span that is suspended from cables.

Local climate

Suspension Bridge, Pitlochry sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 73 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 51 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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