Brig O' Turk

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

Dating from 1796, the Brig O'Turk is a wide rubble bridge over the River Turk, to the west of Brig O'Turk village. A bridge has existed at Brig O'Turk since at least 1451 and this bridge, built around the time of the post-Jacobite forfeited estate improvements that occurred throughout the Trossachs.

The river is spanned by a long segmental arch with horizontally set, narrow voussoirs. To the W side of the arch there is another secondary arch at a slightly higher level, midway up the embankment. The N and S abutments are of random rubble, and to the E side of the N elevation, the abutment incorporates a curved rubble retaining wall to support the steep banking. A shallow, splayed buttress sits to W side of the S arch. The bridge has a low rubble parapet wall at road level, with squared rubble caps. There is some concrete repointing to secure these caps. A section of the S parapet has been rebuilt on the E side and to the W side of the N parapet, the end of the wall has been demolished. The original ends of the parapets are well detailed, with arched ends returning to ground. The bridge was widened in the 1929, and has a modern (2004) tarmac road surface.

Materials

Rubble voussoirs; random rubble; squared rubble caps.