Building record MHG17 - Sallachan Bridge, River Gour
Summary
Early C19 bridge
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 97819 62898 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM96SE |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | ARDGOUR |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
This bridge was probably constructed by the Commissioners for Highland Roads and Bridges shortly after 1804. Its overall length, with its approaches, is 55m and its two segmental arches are of identical dimensions, each having a span of 9.3m and a height to the keystone of 5m; the width of the roadway is 3.9m within parapets 0.5m in thickness. The masonry is of local rubble, with thin voussoirs.
Visited July 1973.
RCAHMS 1980.
Martin Briscoe has submitted photographs of this site to the Highland HER Flickr group. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2660 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1980. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). . 252, no. 389; plate 99B.
- <1> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
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Record last edited
Jul 5 2012 10:55AM
