Lochgoilhead Bridge is a Grade B listed building in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 August 1980. Bridge.
Lochgoilhead Bridge
- WRENN ID
- young-banister-furze
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
- Constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1980
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NN 198 017
- Coordinates
- 56.17464, -4.90332
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Lochgoilhead Bridge is a road bridge built around 1810 that spans the River Goil. It is one of only two double span bridges in the area.
The bridge is constructed from random rubble and features two segmental arches, a central splay-topped cutwater pier, and slightly curved wing walls. Historical records from the 1790s indicate that maintaining bridges in the region was challenging due to the sudden swelling of rivers and rapid flows from the mountains. One bridge near Lochgoilhead had fallen three times in 15 years, prompting local residents to rebuild it multiple times. The double span and cutwaters of Lochgoilhead Bridge are unusual for the area, suggesting that its builders aimed to create a structure capable of withstanding the pressures of a swollen river. This bridge likely serves as a more substantial replacement for the one mentioned in the Statistical Accounts. It is significant as it forms part of the route connecting Lochgoilhead and Inveraray.
Local climate
Lochgoilhead Bridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,010 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 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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