MHG54840 - Foot/suspension bridge, Porin

Summary

Foot/suspension bridge at Porin

Type and Period (2)

FOOTBRIDGE (19th Century to 20th Century - 1801 AD? to 2000 AD?)
SUSPENSION BRIDGE (19th Century to 20th Century - 1801 AD? to 2000 AD?)

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None recorded

Full Description

1162 Footbridge – NH 3080 5530 The ruinous remains of a collapsed wire and timber suspension footbridge over the River Meig was recorded by NOSAS in 2007 as part of the Scotland's Rural Past Project <1>

Note; Site not visible on APs (T Blackie 16/11/17)

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24904 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M. 2010. Report of Phase Three Loch Meig to Dalbreac: February 2008 to June 2008, August 2009 to October 2009. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p 41 Site 1162.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred NH 3080 5530 (28m by 28m) Approximate. Point generated from 2011 NMRS download data
Map sheet	NH35NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	CONTIN

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Scotland's Rural Past Strathconon Project: Phase 3 (Ref:SC3) (EHG3309)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/308517/porin (Link to online HES Canmore record)

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