Mousemill New Bridge
Coordinates55.67795°N 3.80011°W
CarriesPedestrians and vehicles
CrossesMouse Water[1]
LocaleSouth Lanarkshire
MaintSouth Lanarkshire Council
PrecededCartland Bridge
FollowedCrossford Bridge
CompleteEarly 19th Century[2]
ReplacesMousemill Old Bridge
Mousemill Bridge
Designation 1Category B Listed Building
Designation1 offnameMousemill Bridge
Designation1 date11 January 1971

Mousemill Bridge is a crossing of the Mouse Water on Mousemill Road, just north of Kirkfieldbank. There are two bridges at the site, the present day road bridge and the old Mousemill Bridge which previously formed part of the road between Lanark and Hamilton through Kirkfieldbank[3] but is today solely used by pedestrians.

Mousemill Old Bridge

Mousemill Old Bridge
Coordinates55.67812°N 3.7994°W
CrossesMouse Water
LocaleSouth Lanarkshire
PrecededCartland Bridge
FollowedCrossford Bridge
Completec. 1649[2]
Mousemill Bridge
Designation 1Category B Listed Building
Designation1 offnameThe Roman Bridge
Designation1 date11 January 1971

The old Mousemill Bridge originated as a wooden bridge and was first mentioned in 1587.[2] A stone bridge replaced the wooden one around 1649.[4] It is a Category B listed building with Historic Environment Scotland, being listed in 1971.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mousemill New Bridge". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Mousemill Old Bridge". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Upper and Lower Clydesdale: River Crossings and Placenames". Old Roads of Scotland. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ^ Robertson, Tom. "33. Ayrshire and Lanarkshire Rivers". Dr Tom's Books. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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  6. ^ "Mousemill Bridge, Kirkfieldbank". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 9 August 2014.