Bridge of Dee

Bridge of Dee

The Bridge of Dee or Brig o' Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The term is also used for the surrounding area of the city. Dating from 1527,Richards, J.M., "The National Trust Book of Bridges", Jonathan Cape, 1984, ISBN 0-224-02106-0] the bridge crosses at what was once the City of Aberdeen's southern boundary. This was the site of a battle in 1639 between the Royalists under Viscount Aboyne and the Covenanters who were led by the Marquess of Montrose and Earl Marischal.

The Bridge of Dee is approximately 30 feet (10 m) above typical water height and consists of seven nearly semicircular ribbed arches, built using granite and Elgin sandstone. Today the bridge carries the main A90 road into Aberdeen from the south.

History

The bridge is located at the northern terminus of the Causey Mounth, a medieval drovers' road connecting Stonehaven to Aberdeen. This ancient trackway specifically connected the Bridge of Dee via Bourtreebush, Muchalls Castle and Stonehaven to the south. [ [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17932 C. Michael Hogan, "Causey Mounth", Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham, Nov. 3, 2007] ] The route was that taken by William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose when they led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the first battle of the Civil War in 1639. [Archibald Watt, "Highways and Byways around Kincardineshire", Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985)]

The bridge was built following a bequest of £20,000 by Bishop William Elphinstone who died in 1514. The bridge was completed by Bishop Gavin Dunbar. It was nearly all rebuilt 1718-23, and in 1841 was widened from 14 to 26 feet (from four to eight metres) under the direction of Aberdeen City Architect John Smith. Smith also designed the Shakkin' Briggie, and worked on the Bridge of Don with Telford and Wellington Bridge with Captain Samuel Brown.

Until 1832, this was the only access to the city from the south. The bridge still features the original 16th-century piers, coats of arms and passing places.cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst1487.html| title=Bridge of Dee| author=Gazeteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-04-28]

ee also

Transport in Aberdeen

Footnotes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dee bridge disaster — Coordinates: 53°10′59″N 2°53′42″W / 53.183°N 2.895°W / 53.183; 2.895 …   Wikipedia

  • Dee Why ferry — The Dee Why ferry passes the unfinished Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Dee Why class ferries, Dee Why and Curl Curl, (named after popular beaches in Sydney s northern suburbs), were, from 1928 until 1938, the largest and fastest ferries on Sydney… …   Wikipedia

  • Dee Dee Ramone — Background information Birth name Douglas Glenn Colvin Also known as Dee Dee King …   Wikipedia

  • Dee, Bridge Of —    DEE, BRIDGE OF, a village, in the parish of Balmaghie, stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 3 miles (S. W.) from Castle Douglas; containing 243 inhabitants. It derives its name from a bridge over the river Dee, which bounds the parish on the east, and… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Dee Why, New South Wales — For the ferry, see Dee Why ferry. Dee Why Sydney, New South Wales Dee Why Beach …   Wikipedia

  • Dee Estuary — Coordinates: 53°18′32″N 3°09′25″W / 53.309°N 3.157°W / 53.309; 3.157 …   Wikipedia

  • Dee Shipman — This article is about Dee Shipman, the songwriter. For other people and places with the name Shipman, see Shipman (disambiguation). Dee Shipman Occupations Songwriter, actress, singer Years active 1962 – present Labels Decca Dee Shipman is a… …   Wikipedia

  • River Dee (Wales) — For other River Dees in the United Kingdom, see River Dee (disambiguation). Coordinates: 53°21′14″N 3°13′33″W / 53.35389°N 3.22583°W / 53.35389; …   Wikipedia

  • River Dee, Wales — Geobox|River name = River Dee (Wales) native name = Afon Dyfrdwy other name = other name1 = image size = 312 image caption = The River Dee at Llangollen country = Wales country country1 = England country1 country2 = country2 state = state1 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Old Dee Bridge — For the bridge and district in Aberdeen, see Bridge of Dee. For the village in Dumfries and Galloway, see Bridge of Dee, Galloway. Old Dee Bridge Old Dee Bridge Carries Vehicles and pedestrians …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”