Amulree Bridge

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 21/12/1988 Last Date Amended 09/02/2021 Local Authority Perth And Kinross Planning Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Dull, Little Dunkeld NGR NN 90047 36796 Coordinates 290047, 736796 — The bridge is an early 18th century military bridge crossing the River Braan. It has two main arches spanning the Brann with an additional flood relief arch to the south. The bridge is located immediately west of the A822 road which it once carried until a replacement road bridge was constructed in 2010. It is constructed in rubble masonry with roughly worked voussoirs forming the arches. The two main arches meet in the middle of the river with and have pointed cutwaters. The level carriageway is surfaced with parapets surviving on either side of the carriageway. The rubble parapets have sections of concrete replacement and repair. There are other repairs in concrete including to the northern main arch and flood relief arch. The bridge has rubble masonry and concrete buttresses on its west site. Historical Development There was an estimated total of 1700km of military road built in Scotland (approximately 400km by General Wade and 1300km by Major Caulfeild) between the early 1720s and the late 1750s. The first programmes of work started in 1725 Under Wade's command, Repairs were made to various fortifications including Edinburgh Castle and at Fort William and new forts were built at Inverness (Fort George) and Killihuimen (Fort Augustus). Road communications and connections were improved between the garrisons at Fort William, Fort Augustus and Fort George. The roads programme then focused on expanding the network between Dunkeld and Inverness (later known as 'The Great North Road') with branches connecting Crieff to the Great North Road at Dalnacardoch (later known

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.