MHG2423 - Ousdale Bridge
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Type and Period (1)
- ARCH BRIDGE (Built, 19th Century - 1815 AD to 1815 AD)
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Full Description
(Location cited as ND 066 203). Ousdale Bridge was built by Telford and carries a stretch of by-passed road. It is tall in form and of coursed rubble construction with a narrow semicircular arch of 28ft (8.5m) span and 40ft (12.2m) high. Some buttresses appear in Telford's drawings for the bridge but others have clearly been added, and can be distinguished as curved wedges. The abutments are deeply founded in the rock, the location of construction being difficult.
G Nelson 1990.
This bridge carries the former line of the A9 public road over the Ousdale Burn.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 6 May 1998.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0657 2034 (50m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND02SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (3)
- http://kweimar.de/Bilder_XML.php?ket=10_15 (View more information on this bridge from a website about Highland Bridges)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB8001 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7549 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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