Old Photograph Devorgilla Bridge Dumfries Scotland

Old photograph of Devorgilla Bridge in Dumfries, Scotland. The first bridge here, probably wooden, is said to have been built across the River Nith at Dumfries by Devorgilla Balliol some time in the 1260's. That bridge was swept away by a flood in 1621. The rebuilt 17th century bridge originally had nine arches, but on the reclamation of the eastern bank of river early in the 19th century the three eastern arches were removed, leaving the remaining six arches spanning a width of 163 feet.



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