Monument record MHG8069 - Bridge Over Easter Fearn Burn, A836 Road

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Grid reference Centred NH 6405 8629 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH68NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish EDDERTON

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(Location cited as NH 641 862). Bridge over Easter Fearn Burn, built c. 1810-15 by engineer Thomas Telford. A tall semicircular arched rubble bridge.
J R Hume 1977.

Easterfearn Bridge. A single semicircular arch with buttressed abutments, of coursed rubble construction and span 40 ft (12.2m). The drystone approach-wall of rounded stones continues into the road embankment on the E.
G Nelson 1990.

This bridge carries the A836 public road over the Easter Fearn Burn.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 5 May 1998.

ARCHITECT: Thomas Telford (1803-21)

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Hume, J R. 1977. The industrial archaeology of Scotland 2: The Highlands and Islands. Paper (Original). 286.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Nelson, G. 1990. Highland Bridges. Paperback. 148.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2009 4:47PM

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