Monument record MHG14243 - Monument, Bonar Bridge
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6099 9152 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
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Full Description
A memorial column with industrial faces commemorating and describing the earlier bridges over the river at Bonar Bridge. <1>
Photograph, copyright of RCAHMS attached to, previously unscanned, record card. Inscription reads:
"Travellers: Stop and read with gratitude the names of the Parliamentary Comissioners appointed in the year 1803, to direct the making of about 500 miles of roads through the Highlands of Scotland and of numerous bridges, particularly those at beauly, Scuddel, Bonar, Fleet and Helmsdale conecting those roads: viz -
Rt. Hon. Charles Abbot
Rt. Hon. Nicholas Vansitart
Rt. Hon. William Dundas
Sir William Pulteney BAR
Isaac Hawkins Brown ESQ
Charles Grant ESQ
William Smith ESQ
to whom were afterwards added
Archibald Colquhourn ESQ LORD ADVOCATE
Charles Dundas ESQ
Rt. Hon. Nathaniel Fond
This building was begun September 1st 1811 and finished November 1812. <2>
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2010 4:01PM
