Old Bridge, River Forth, Drip Bridge is a Grade A listed building in the Stirling local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971.
Old Bridge, River Forth, Drip Bridge
- WRENN ID
- endless-casement-reed
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Stirling
- Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- OS grid reference
- NS 770 956
- Coordinates
- 56.13734, -3.98061
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Old Bridge, also known as Drip Bridge, is a mid-18th century stone bridge spanning the River Forth, partially situated within Stirlingshire in St. Ninian's Parish. The bridge, approximately 206 feet long excluding its approaches, is constructed of ashlar piers, cutwaters, and voussoirs, with the remainder of the structure built from rubble. It features five segmental arches. The central arch is flanked by refuges on either side. The bridge was built around 1773, funded by public subscription. Ordnance Survey maps from 1862 depict the bridge within Stirlingshire.
Local climate
Old Bridge, River Forth, Drip Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% 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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