Dean Road, Dean Bridge at Dean Castle Kilmarnock, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Dean Road, Dean Bridge at Dean Castle has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- Historic Scotland ID
- 396169 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 48712
- Canmore ID
- 201168
- Category
- A
- Name
- Dean Road, Dean Bridge at Dean Castle
- Parish
- Kilmarnock
- County
- East Ayrshire
- Easting
- 243760
- Northing
- 639454
- Date Listed
- 1 August 2002
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Early 19th century. Single span bridge terminating in piers. Random rubble with ashlar piers. N ELEVATION: single span with ashlar voussoirs, plain parapet with semi-circular caps, terminating in round pier to right with projecting neck cope and semi-circular caps, left pier missing. S ELEVATION: single span with ashlar voussoirs, plain parapet with semi-circular caps, sloped wing wall terminating in round piers with projecting neck cope and semi-circular caps.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Part of an A-Group with Dean Castle, Dower House and Lodge. Dean Bridge spans the Kilmarnock Water and links Dean Castle with the Country Park and woodland walks situated to the N. The bridge is sited near a low rock slabbed point in the river thought to have been a natural ford.
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Charles Reid, PLAN OF THE TOWN OF KILMARNOCK (1819) showing Dean. 1st Edition ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP (1857) showing a Dean Bridge. Rob Close, AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN - AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE (1992) pp109-110.
