Tummel Bridge is a double arched hump-backed former military bridge crossing the
River Tummel at Tummel Bridge, Perth & Kinross, Scotland. A
Category A listed structure dating to 1730, it is now pedestrian-only. It stands immediately to the southeast of a modern road bridge, which carries the vehicular traffic of today's B846 road. Two worn
milestones are at the northern end of the bridge.
Erected for the
Board of Ordnance
The Board of Ordnance was a British government body. Established in the Tudor period, it had its headquarters in the Tower of London. Its primary responsibilities were 'to act as custodian of the lands, depots and forts required for the defence ...
, to the order of
Lieutenant General George Wade, its original purpose was as a
military road.
[ The Irvine Robertson papers at the National Records of Scotland contain, at GD1/53/97, the construction contract with John Stewart of Canagan Kynachan for building the bridge, and the receipt by John Stewart for £50, in respect of above contract, 27 July 1730, and the bond by him and David Stewart, his eldest son, to maintain the bridge, 20 October 1730:
The bridge was renovated in 1973, and underwent conservation work in 2011.][
]
Climate
Gallery
File:General Wade's graceful Tummel Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1437959.jpg, Bridge detail. The plaque denoting the bridge's year of completion is also in view
File:Joseph Mallord William Turner - Tummel Bridge, Perthshire - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Tummel Bridge'' painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1802
See also
*List of listed buildings in Dull, Perth and Kinross
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Dull in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
List
Key
Notes
References
* All entries, addresses and coordinates are based on data froHistoric Scotland This dat ...
References
Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross
Listed bridges in Scotland
Bridges in Perth and Kinross
Bridges completed in 1730
1730 establishments in Scotland
Villages in Perth and Kinross
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