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

Old Road Bridge, River Nethan, Lesmahagow

WRENN ID
grim-stair-ebony
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
South Lanarkshire
Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley MP: Imogen Walker (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 May 1989
OS grid reference
NS 814 405
Coordinates
55.64393, -3.88506
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

This is a disused road bridge, appearing to date from the early 19th century. It may have been constructed along the route of Thomas Telford's Glasgow-Carlisle road, built in the 1820s. The bridge features a single, segmental arch spanning the River Nethan. It is constructed of rubble with ashlar dressings, characterised by channelled voussoirs. The abutments have a shallow ramped form, and the ashlar parapets are splayed towards the approaches. The bridge is currently in a neglected condition.

Local climate

Old Road Bridge, River Nethan, Lesmahagow 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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