Prince Charlie's Bridge, military bridge, Dalcapon Wood

Heritage listing

Date Added 21/05/2002 Type Industrial: bridge, viaduct, aqueduct; road or trackway, Secular: bridge Local Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Logierait NGR NN 97526 54153 Coordinates 297526, 754153 — The monument comprises a bridge of early 18th century date constructed during General Wade's appointment in Scotland. The monument is situated in Dalcapon Wood at about 90m O.D. The monument comprises a bridge constructed to carry General Wade's Military Road northwards across an unnamed burn. It measures about 4.5m between parapets. The carriageway is now almost completely collapsed, but the arches and parapet wall are almost complete, though overgrown and showing some signs of structural decay. The bridge represents an example of early 18th century military engineering and architecture, and forms one component within an extensive network of military communications and installations constructed in response to the Jacobean uprisings of 1715 and 1719. The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is rectangular in shape, measuring 30m NNW-SSE by 10m transversely as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.