Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glenlair Bridge |
| Town, district or village: | Corsock |
| City or county: | Dumfries-shire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | A whinstone arch bridge of 45 feet span and 16 feet overall width carrying the road to Glenlair House across the Urr Water in the tradition of Telford’s Highland bridges. Commissioned by his cousin, James Clark Maxwell, the bridge was built in 1861–62 whilst William Dyce Cay was an assistant in the office of B. & E. Blyth working on the Castle Douglas to Portpatrick Railway. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Bridge | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1861 | 1862 | Build/construction | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| William Dyce Cay | 1861 | 1862 | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Maxwell, James Clerk | Of Glenlair House |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Paxton, Rowland, and Shipway, Jim | 2007 | Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland Lowlands and Borders | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | Canmore | 277231 | |