Scheduled MonumentsScotlandBridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn

Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn

Scotland
HES SM10387
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn is a stone bridge structure located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, constructed as part of the military road network developed in the Scottish Highlands during the eighteenth century. The bridge carries the old military road across the Allt Damh Burn and represents the infrastructure improvements undertaken following the Jacobite risings, when the British government invested in road and bridge construction to facilitate military movement and control throughout the Highlands. Built from stone in a functional style characteristic of military engineering of the period, the bridge remains as physical evidence of the strategic road system established under military command. The monument is recorded on the Historic Environment Scotland register under designation SM10387.

Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10387. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn?

Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn is a stone bridge structure located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, constructed as part of the military road network developed in the Scottish Highlands during the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10387.

Who is responsible for protecting Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn?

Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM10387.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Delachuper, farmstead 310m N of (0.7 km), Bridge on Old Military Road over Delavine Burn (1.1 km), Greenbank, ring-ditch 250m N of (1.5 km).

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