A modest stone bridge carries Aberfeldy’s historic approach across the burn that powered local mills and shaped the town’s development.
Quick facts
- Date
- Probably 18th or early 19th century; exact date unconfirmed
- Architect / designer
- Designer and mason unrecorded
- Type
- Masonry road bridge over a town burn
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB20841)
- OS grid reference
- NN 85556 48691
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
A compact masonry arch carries the roadway between rubble parapets. Its restrained engineering belongs to the working infrastructure of the town rather than the more ceremonial design of General Wade’s Tay bridge.
Its story
The bridge was established on the Crieff road as Aberfeldy grew around the Moness Burn and its water-powered industries. Later road surfacing and traffic requirements altered the setting while the stone crossing remained in use.
Why it is included
Category B designation recognises an important historic crossing and the role of ordinary infrastructure in connecting the planned town with its industrial watercourse.
What to notice
- The stone arch spanning the burn channel.
- Rubble parapets incorporated into the streetscape.
- The relationship between the crossing and the water-powered landscape.
Reading the surroundings
This is an active road bridge with constrained pavements. Keep moving, remain aware of traffic and do not lean over or enter the burn channel.
Timeline
- 1867 Ordnance Survey mapping recorded the established road crossing in the developing town.
- 1971 The bridge entered the national list at Category B.
- 2025 A community survey identified the crossing as a continuing traffic and pedestrian concern.
- 2026 The A826 still uses the historic bridge over Moness Burn.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
A precise construction year and designer have not been established from the accessible designation and community sources.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Moness Burn Bridge, LB20841 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Aberfeldy Community Council: community survey responses — Current evidence of the bridge’s continuing road and pedestrian function and locally identified constraints.
- Wikimedia Commons: A826 road category — Current identification of Moness Burn Bridge as part of the A826 road network.
Location
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