Monument record MHG2778 - Suspension Bridge, Bridge of Oich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3376 0361 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH30SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
For Aberchalder swing bridge (NH 3384 0352) and Bridge of Oich (NH 3368 0349), see NH30SW 9 and 10, respectively.
(location cited as NH 337 036). Built circa 1850, probably by James Dredge. A double cantilever chain suspension bridge with coursed bullfaced rubble battered pylons linked by round-headed pedimented arches. Wooden decked bridge. Bridge is now disused (1983). Similar to Dredge bridges at Inverness.
SDD List; J R Hume 1977.
This bridge formerly carried a public road over the River Oich at Aberchalder.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 22 July 1997.
NH 3376 0360 A series of small trenches were opened by Kirkdale Archaeology on the Oich suspension bridge (NMRS NH 30 SW 11) in advance of groundworks to strengthen the poles anchoring the bridge in place. Forty-eight of the anchors were uncovered, alongside possible traces of an earlier surface below the present tarmac.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
G Ewart and A Radley 1997
Bridge crosses the parishes of Boleskine and Abertarff, Inverness and Kilmonivaig, Lochaber
Drumnadrochit & Fort Augustus Local Plan, Oct. 1991: P13/2.40. Conservation Areas & Listed Buildings.
J Aitken : 24/05/01.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1310 Text/Publication/Article: Ewart and Radley, G and A. 1997. 'Old Oich suspension bridge (Boleskine & Abertarff parish), archaeological assessment', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1997, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. 45.
- --- SHG1480 Text/Publication/Article: Hume, J R. 1977. 'Scottish suspension bridges', Scot Archaeol Forum Vol. 8 1976, p.91-105. Scot Archaeol Forum. 91-105. 91-105.
- --- SHG2332 Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 204.
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Record last edited
Aug 31 2009 4:07PM
