Dairsie Bridge

Dairsie Bridge

Dairsie Bridge, viewed from downstream
Location Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
GB grid reference NO415161
Coordinates 56°20′01″N 2°56′47″W / 56.33361°N 2.94639°W / 56.33361; -2.94639Coordinates: 56°20′01″N 2°56′47″W / 56.33361°N 2.94639°W / 56.33361; -2.94639
Built Early 16th century
Built for James Beaton
Listed Building – Category A
Official name: Dairsie Bridge over River Eden
Designated 1 March 1984
Reference no. 2607
Official name: Dairsie Bridge
Designated 16 October 1935
Reference no. 878
Location of Dairsie Bridge in Fife

Dairsie Bridge is a 16th-century stone bridge, located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) south of Dairsie, in north-east Fife, Scotland. It carries a minor road across the River Eden, linking the parishes of Dairsie to the north and Kemback to the south. The bridge is protected as a Category A listed building,[1] and as a scheduled ancient monument.[2]

History

There was an earlier bridge at Dairsie, as it is recorded that King James IV crossed it on his way from St Andrews to Stirling in 1496.[3]

The present bridge bears an inscribed stone displaying the arms and initials of James Beaton (1473–1539), Archbishop of St Andrews, and it is likely that he ordered the bridge to be built during his episcopate (1522–1539).[3] Nearby Dairsie Castle had been a property of the archbishops of St Andrews until the early 16th century.

The three-arched bridge is 30 metres (98 ft) long and 3.5 metres (11 ft) wide. The Eden flows under the two southern arches, and cutwaters project from the bridge's piers.[3] Only minor alterations, to the parapets and approaches, have been carried out since the bridge's construction.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dairsie Bridge over River Eden, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Certificate of Service of Notice... Affecting... Dairsie Bridge". H. M. Office of Works. 16 October 1935. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dairsie Bridge". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 2010-06-04.

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