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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIEFF BRIDGE | Crieff Bridge Crieff Bridge Crieff Bridge Crieff Bridge |
Revd. [Reverend] J. Walker Mr. P. Ferguson Mr. P. Edington New Statistical Account |
107 | A narrow old fashioned stone bridge of four arches spanning the River Earn on the T.P. [Turnpike] road leading from Crieff to Stirling, it is kept in repair by the County. "The Rivers are all furnished with stone bridges, generally built by the voluntary contributions of the country. That of Crieff was the second ever known over the Earn. It consists of four large arches; and was built out of the vacant stipend of the parish, in the interval between the suppression of Episcopacy in 1690, and the re-admission of a Presbyterian minister in 1699." One of the arches - the farthest south - was broken down by the Highlanders in the year 1715, to arrest the progress of the Royalist forces. It was afterwards rebuilt, but the frame that was used, must have been one which had been employed in constructing some of the bridge, - for the new arch is somewhat higher, and not quite in keeping with the remaining arches of the Crieff Bridge." New Statistical Account |
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