Two masonry arches and a central cutwater carry an old local route across the Avon at the edge of Stonehouse’s park and river landscape.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late eighteenth or early nineteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Designer and builders not identified
- Type
- Two-arch masonry road bridge with cutwater
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB18507)
- OS grid reference
- NS 75102 47377
Architecture and continuing use
The national description is brief but identifies the essentials: two arches meeting at a central cutwater. Its low masonry profile follows the river crossing rather than making a monumental gesture, while the approach route explains its long service to farms and nearby settlements.
Its story
An earlier crossing was reportedly lost in the floods of 1771, and the present bridge belongs to the following rebuilding tradition. Millheugh Road later suffered landslide and structural closures; community campaigning secured reopening and repairs during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Why it is included
Category B listing protects an important surviving element of the parish route network and a river crossing closely connected with Stonehouse’s everyday landscape.
What to notice
- The division into two arches around the central cutwater.
- Masonry changes around repaired sections.
- The relationship between bridge, river access and park paths.
Reading the surroundings
Check current road notices and conditions before attempting to cross. Banks, water and worn paths may be hazardous; do not obstruct traffic or enter private land.
Timeline
- 1771 Flooding swept away an earlier bridge at Linthaugh.
- late 18th century A two-arch replacement re-established the Avon crossing.
- 1998 Millheugh Road reopened after a prolonged landslide closure.
- 2011–12 Further cracking prompted another closure and repair campaign.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The statutory record does not date the bridge precisely. Current vehicular status and recent engineering condition were not independently confirmed.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Linthaugh Bridge, LB18507 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Trove designation: LB18507 — Parallel national designation identity and archival context.
- South Lanarkshire Council: Stonehouse Park study — Council evidence for park history, current recreational use, paths, nearby listed sites and the Avon landscape.
- Stonehouse Online: roads and bridges — Local historical account of Telford roads, Canderside and Linthaugh bridges, bypasses and repair history.
Location
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