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Dairsie Bridge 
Dairsie Bridge, viewed from downstreamLocation: Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
GB grid reference NO415161Coordinates: 56°20′01″N 2°56′47″W / 56.33361°N 2.94639°WCoordinates: 56°20′01″N 2°56′47″W / 56.33361°N 2.94639°W Built: Early 16th century Built for: James Beaton Listed Building – Category A Official name: Dairsie Bridge over River Eden Designated: 1 March 1984 Reference #: 2607 Scheduled monument Official name: Dairsie Bridge Designated: 16 October 1935 Reference #: 878 
Location of Dairsie Bridge in FifeDairsie Bridge is a 16th-century stone bridge, located 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) south of Dairsie, in north-east Fife, Scotland. It carries a minor road across the River Eden, linking the parishes of Dairsie to the north and Kemback to the south. The bridge is protected as a Category A listed building,[1] and as a scheduled ancient monument.[2]
History
There was an earlier bridge at Dairsie, as it is recorded that King James IV crossed it on his way from St Andrews to Stirling in 1496.[3]
The present bridge bears an inscribed stone displaying the arms and initials of James Beaton (1473–1539), Archbishop of St Andrews, and it is likely that he ordered the bridge to be built during his episcopate (1522–1539).[3] Nearby Dairsie Castle had been a property of the archbishops of St Andrews until the early 16th century.
The three-arched bridge is 30 metres (98 ft) long and 3.5 metres (11 ft) wide. The Eden flows under the two southern arches, and cutwaters project from the bridge's piers.[3] Only minor alterations, to the parapets and approaches, have been carried out since the bridge's construction.[3]
References
- ^ "Dairsie Bridge over River Eden, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=2607. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ "Certificate of Service of Notice... Affecting... Dairsie Bridge". H. M. Office of Works. 16 October 1935. http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/eschedule/show?id=878&OK=Y. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
- ^ a b c d "Dairsie Bridge". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/32943/details/dairsie+bridge/. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
External links
- "Dairsie Bridge". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst11251.html. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
Categories:- Bridges in Fife
- Category A listed buildings in Scotland
- Listed buildings in Fife
- Listed bridges in Scotland
- Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland
- Arch bridges
- Road bridges in Scotland
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