Qualla: Bridge of Dee https://qualla.com/bridge-of-dee en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:25 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Bridge of Dee https://qualla.com/bridge-of-dee Bridge of Dee: Introduction https://qualla.com/bridge-of-dee/ Bishop William Elphinstone left £20,000 in his will when he died in 1514. By the standards of early-sixteenth-century Scotland this was an enormous sum — enough to build a bridge that would last five hundred years and shape every approach to Aberdeen from the south. Elphinstone did not live to see it. Construction was completed under his successor, Bishop Gavin Dunbar, and the date 1527 was cut into the stone. Seven nearly semicircular ribbed arches of Aberdeenshire granite and Elgin sandstone span the River Dee about thirty-two feet above its usual water level. Locally, it is called the Brig o Dee.

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]]> Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/f/n/k/bridge-of-dee-wp/gfnk-bridge-of-dee-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Bridge of Dee: How the Bridge Was Built — and Rebuilt https://qualla.com/bridge-of-dee/ The original masons used local granite for strength and Elgin sandstone for the carved facings, which was easier to work and could be cut into the heraldry of bishops, kings, and Aberdeen's own coat of arms. Their bridge served until 1718, when nearly the whole structure was rebu...

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