Old Tummel Bridge, River Tummel, Tummel Bridge

The Old Tummel Bridge is an early 18th century double arched, hump-backed military bridge crossing the River Tummel. Located southeast of the modern road bridge, it is now used by pedestrians only. The bridge is constructed of rubble with later cement render parapets on either side of the carriageway. The main arch spans the River Tummel, with a smaller relief arch to the north. It is founded on rubble masonry abutments built on bedrock on both sides of the river. Two worn milestones are situated at the north end of the bridge, against the west parapet wall.

The bridge’s construction is linked to the military roads program undertaken in Scotland between the 1720s and 1750s, with roads commissioned by General Wade and Major William Caulfeild to connect garrisons and fortifications. This specific bridge relates to the road connecting Crieff and Dalnacardoch, and appears to have been built between 1730 and 1734. A brass plaque on the bridge is dated 1730, and an inscription reading "1733 Renv. 1973", recorded by the Ordnance Survey in 1974, likely refers to conservation work in the early 1970s. The bridge appears relatively unaltered, with conservation works undertaken in 2011. It ceased to function as a road bridge following the construction of the current bridge carrying the B846.