Brig O' Turk

The Brig O' Turk is a wide rubble bridge dating from 1796, located over the River Turk, west of the village of Brig O'Turk. A bridge has existed at this site since at least 1451, and this particular structure was built during the period of improvements to post-Jacobite forfeited estates in the Trossachs.

The bridge features a long segmental arch made of horizontally set, narrow voussoirs. On the west side of the arch, there is a secondary arch positioned at a slightly higher level, midway up the embankment. The north and south abutments are constructed of random rubble, and on the east side of the north elevation, the abutment includes a curved rubble retaining wall to support the steep banking. A shallow, splayed buttress is present on the west side of the south arch. At road level, the bridge has a low rubble parapet wall with squared rubble caps, which have been secured with some concrete repointing. A section of the south parapet has been rebuilt on the east side, and the end of the wall on the west side of the north parapet has been demolished. The original ends of the parapets are well detailed, featuring arched ends that return to the ground. The bridge was widened in 1929 and has a modern tarmac road surface added in 2004.

Materials used in the construction include rubble voussoirs, random rubble, and squared rubble caps.