Campbells Bridge over Glensawisk Burn,

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A five-span stone bridge, built c.1850. carrying the Aghnamirigan Road over the Glensawisk Burn. Squared and tooled basalt spandrels surmounted by stringcourse and random rubble parapets with squared toothed basalt coping. Round-headed arches (diminishing out from centre) sprung from dressed sandstone voussoirs spring from V-shaped cutwaters and piers, cement rendered soffits. Double carriageway is tarmac paved, grassy embankments and grassy V-shaped islands off cutwaters.

Historical information

‘Campbell’s Bridge’ first appears, captioned on the second edition OS map of 1854. On the first edition (1833) the road is shown approaching the river and continuing on the other side - a ford is presumed.

References:

1. PRONI OS/6/6/27/1 – First Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1833)
2. PRONI OS/6/6/27/2 – Second Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1854)
3. PRONI OS/6/6/27/3 – Third Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1906)
4. PRONI OS/6/6/27/4 – Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1936-7)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
F. Structural System
J. Setting

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

A five-span stone bridge, built c.1850 carrying the Aghnamirigan Road over the Glensawisk Burn. An interesting bridge design incorporating the unusual feature of diminishing arches. It also displays some skill in polychromatic masonry and is a good example of the type. It also represents the development of the river crossing from a ford.