Bridge Of Ruim is a Grade A listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Bridge.

Bridge Of Ruim

WRENN ID
twelfth-sill-ebony
Grade
A
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
NO 269 493
Coordinates
56.62985, -3.19228
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Bridge of Ruim, built in 1713, is a packbridge that remains in its original state. It features a single semi-circular arch and is constructed from rubble with slab decking that is 5 feet 9 inches wide. The bridge does not have any parapets.

Local climate

Bridge Of Ruim sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 68 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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