Medieval bridge
Auld Brig o' Ayr
Ayr's medieval bridge, built between 1470 and 1525 and still used every day by people walking into town.
The Auld Brig is a sandstone hogback bridge of four arches over the River Ayr. Historic Environment Scotland dates it to between 1470 and 1525, with many repairs in the 16th and 17th centuries.
In his poem The Brigs of Ayr, Robert Burns predicted the old bridge would outlast the new one built about 500 yards downstream. He was right. The New Brig had to be rebuilt in 1877, while a public campaign saved the Auld Brig and paid for its restoration in 1907 to 1910.
It now carries people on foot between the High Street and the north bank.
- Built
- 1470 to 1525
- Restored
- 1907 to 1910
- Listed
- Category A, 1971
Nearby
- River Ayr WayLong-distance path · 46 m away
- The Cutty-Sark Centre and riverside squareEvents square and community building · 66 m away
- Ayr Town HallTown hall and venue · 167 m away
- Carnegie LibraryMain library and Heritage Hall · 167 m away
- Loudoun HallMedieval town house · 195 m away
- Auld Kirk of Ayr17th-century church · 196 m away
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