Sites and Monument Record: Carron Bridge, Carron (SMR 999)

Description
A narrow hump-backed bridge built in 1775 at Stenhouse Dam Ford. It had 2 arches. A stone from this bridge was built into its replacement, it bears the initials and date "W.G. I.M. 1775".
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Object detail

Site type
Site
bridge
mason's mark
Site history notes
Access across the river at this point was by means of a dangerous ford or by a ferry. In 1773 a charity play was performed in Edinburgh to raise money for a bridge, and the following year local landowners subscribed some money. The bridge erected in 1775 cost c £3,000, of which the Carron contributed a third. This old bridge was replaced in 1906 due to the advent of the tramway system. The new bridge was designed by David Ronald and cost £3715. This bridge has masonry parapets, but the main beams under the bridge consist of substantial steel girders with brick jack arches between the beams.
Site conservation date
1775
1906
Site grid ref
NS 8822 8238
Conservation status
Georgian
Edwardian

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