Mousemill Bridge is a crossing of the

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on Mousemill Road, just north of

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. There are two bridges at the site, the present day road bridge and the old Mousemill Bridge which previously formed part of the road between Lanark and

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through Kirkfieldbank but is today solely used by pedestrians.

Mousemill Old Bridge

The old Mousemill Bridge originated as a wooden bridge and was first mentioned in 1587. A stone bridge replaced the wooden one around 1649. It is a Category B listed building with Historic Environment Scotland, being listed in 1971.

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Crossings of Mouse Water Category B listed buildings in South Lanarkshire Listed bridges in Scotland Road bridges in Scotland Bridges completed in 1649 {{Scotland-struct-stub