Driveway Bridge Over River Nethan, Birkwood is a Grade B listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 May 1989. Bridge.

Driveway Bridge Over River Nethan, Birkwood

WRENN ID
eternal-passage-juniper
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley MP: Imogen Walker (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 May 1989
Type
Bridge
OS grid reference
NS 813 394
Coordinates
55.63428, -3.88639
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Driveway Bridge over the River Nethan at Birkwood dates from the earlier to mid-19th century. It is a single segmental arched bridge that carries the driveway to Birkwood House over the river. The bridge features bull-faced ashlar stonework up to the level of the string course below the parapets, with polished ashlar stone above. The approaches are splayed, and the octagonal piers at the north end appear to be older and include gothic detailing.

Local climate

Driveway Bridge Over River Nethan, Birkwood sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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