Leaderfoot Bridge Melrose, Scotland
Listed Building Data
Leaderfoot Bridge 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shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.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
- 348671 (entity ID)
- Building ID
- 15146
- Canmore ID
- 55679
- Category
- B
- Name
- Leaderfoot Bridge
- Parish
- Melrose
- County
- Scottish Borders
- Easting
- 357789
- Northing
- 634716
- Date Listed
- 16 March 1971
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
Early to mid 19th century. Hump-backed bridge of two segmental arches with central v-splayed cutwater. Squared and snecked free-stone rubble to piers and abutments. Dressed sandstone voussoirs with moulded string detail. Low, coped rubble parapet.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
19th century road bridge crossing the Leader Water close to its junction with the River Tweed around 300 metres to the E of Drygrange Old Bridge and the Leaderfoot Viaduct (see separate listings) but not intervisible with these structures. The bridge is distinguished by its notable use of a wide variety of coloured sandstone. List description updated at resurvey (2010).
Listed Building References
Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
shown on 1st Edition Ordnance Survey Map, Roxburghshire (1856-9). Kitty Cruft, John Dunbar and Richard Fawcett, The Buildings Of Scotland: Borders (2006) p489.
