MHG54918 - Railway bridge, Drummond

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RAILWAY BRIDGE (Modern - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)

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During road improvements in the 1960s and 1970s, 45 gallon drums of explosives were found buried adjacent to the A9 at both Evanton Bridge (MHG49250) and the Drummond Railway Bridge. They were taken to the beach at Kiltearn Bay and blown up by bomb disposal teams.

Information from Alpin Macdonald, Eddie Szymborski, Alan Kinghorn <1>

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<1> SHG25319 Dataset/Database File: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 05/2011. Digital site gazetteer for ARCH Pathways into the Past project: Evanton. Yes. MDB. Site 5.

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Grid reference	NH 6041 6486 (point) Approximate. Point generated from data supplied by ARCH Pathways into the Past Evanton
Map sheet	NH66SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	KILTEARN

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Pathways into the Past Evanton (EHG3539)

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