MHG32069 - Bridge - Kilcalmkill

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Type and Period (1)

  • BRIDGE (18th Century to 19th Century - 1775 AD? to 1825 AD?)

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Full Description

The bridge was visited and recorded during a walkover survey by J Hooper in 2003 in advance of potential access road improvements for the proposed Gordonbush Wind Farm. A small, round arched, stone bridge, with low, outward curving, parapets, crossing the Allt Smeòrail, which at this point lies within a deep, rocky gorge. The bridge is likely to be contemporary with the original construction of the road up Strathbrora, which was probably undertaken by the Sutherland estate at the turn of the eighteenth/nineteenth centuries. A single flat slab of stone rests against the southern parapet at its western end; there is a benchmark on the outward face, just below a small square hole. Although its function is unclear, this stone marker is similar in form to nearby gateposts leading into the fields on the south side of the road. <1>

The bridge was subject to basic photographic recording in 2014 in fulfilment of planning consent prior to being bypassed to its north by a new, wider bridge. <2>

The original bridge is still visible in situ on vertical aerial photographs taken in 2016. <3>

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8448 0966 (22m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC80NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish CLYNE

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