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Conglass Bridge, Tomintoul

A Category C Listed Building in Speyside Glenlivet, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.2551 / 57°15'18"N

Longitude: -3.3678 / 3°22'4"W

OS Eastings: 317577

OS Northings: 819096

OS Grid: NJ175190

Mapcode National: GBR L91K.405

Mapcode Global: WH6L4.7XJ1

Plus Code: 9C9R7J4J+2V

Entry Name: Conglass Bridge, Tomintoul

Listing Name: By Tomintoul, Bridge of Conglass over Conglass Water

Listing Date: 9 November 1987

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 341162

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8932

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200341162

Location: Kirkmichael (Moray)

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Speyside Glenlivet

Parish: Kirkmichael (Moray)

Traditional County: Banffshire

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Description

Circa 1830, probably incorporating earlier fabric. Single
span rubble bridge; tooled rubble segmental arch ring
springing from tooled rubble abutments. Shallow buttressing
to winged approaches terminating with giant end pilasters
with tooled ashlar cushion caps. Tooled rubble cope to
parapet.
Later cast-iron stays.
Approximate span; 40'.

Statement of Interest

By 1794 the Duke of Gordon had 'Caused a road for carriages

to be made from Glenrinnes up through Glen Livet to

Tomintoul'. The original bridge over the Conglass Water at

this point probably damaged or destroyed during great floods

of August 1829.

Cushion end caps a characteristic of Duke of Gordon bridges

in this area. One cap replaced with rendered copy.

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