Fogo Bridge

Also known as

Blackadder Water

Classifications: Road Bridge(17th Century)

Location Details

Local authority: Scottish Borders, The

Parish: Fogo

Former region: Borders

Former district: Berwickshire

Former county: Berwickshire

Location accurate to the nearest 1 metre.

British National Grid (BNG) Coordinates: 376981, 649203

Ordnance Survey (OS) National Grid Reference: NT 76981 49203

Latitude: 55.73567Longitude: -2.36814

Datum: OSGB36 - NGR

Further details

Site number: NT74NE 1

National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) ID: 58482

General view.

Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

2482708

Fogo Bridge, NT74NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

19582454975

Fogo Bridge, NT74NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

19582454974

Fogo Bridge, NT74NE 1, Ordnance Survey index card, page numb

Records of the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, England

19582454973

Publication drawings; plan, section, north elevation and det

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

19141494029

Oblique aerial view centred on the road bridge with the wall

RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

20061033619

Fogo Bridge General view

Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1974431026

1 Note

Category: Descriptive accounts

Event reference: 722125

NT74NE 1 76981 49203.

(NT 7698 4920) Fogo bridge is a single-span bridge, added to on the south side in modern times.
On the outer side of the north parapet there is an oramental panel bearing the inscription 'I.C.M.D. 1641', commemorating the parents of Sir James Cockburn, who built the bridge.
RCAHMS 1915, visited 1913.

Fogo bridge is as described above and is in good condition. A panel on the S side states "Repaired 1843"; a second panel on the north side also bears the date '1641'.
Visited by ODS(RD) 22 July 1970.

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References

Hume J R. (1976) The industrial archaeology of Scotland, 1, Lowlands and Borders. London. RCAHMS Shelf Number: J.4.11.HUM

RCAHMS. (1915) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick, Revision. Edinburgh. Page(s): 87-8, No.160 Plan, fig.83 RCAHMS Shelf Number: A.1.1.INV(6)