Kirkton Bridge, Kirkton Burn, Balquhidder is a Grade C listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Bridge.
Kirkton Bridge, Kirkton Burn, Balquhidder
- WRENN ID
- former-garret-thistle
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NN 534 208
- Coordinates
- 56.35739, -4.37278
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Kirkton Bridge, built around 1792, features an elliptical single arch with curved wing walls over Kirkton Burn. The parapet wall rises to a shallow triangular point at the center. This bridge holds significant historic interest and is situated in a prominent location in the center of Balquhidder. It is constructed from random rubble, with roughly squared rubble used for the parapet copes and voussoirs.
Local climate
Kirkton Bridge, Kirkton Burn, Balquhidder sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,750 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 78 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 58 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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