Mertoun House, Bridge
Footbridge (18th Century)
Site Name Mertoun House, Bridge
Classification Footbridge (18th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Mertoun House Policies; Mertoun Bridge
Canmore ID 57262
Site Number NT63SW 34.03
NGR NT 61705 31912
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57262
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Mertoun
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
In the grounds of Mertoun House there is a bridge which links the park to an island in the middle of the River Tweed.
The bridge is of a single span, with a shallow segmental arch, and dates from the earliest, mid-eighteenth-century phases of the development of this designed landscape.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NT63SW 34.03 61705 31912
For Mertoun Bridge see NT63SW 61.
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council