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MHG65793 - Demolished bridge - Daill River

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This bridge has been systematically dismantled with none of the superstructure left in place.

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A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

At either side of the Daill River is a large boulder which exhibit drilled bolt-holes. The distance between these two boulders across the river is 14.7 m (13.3 m from the south bank example to the embankment on the north side). There are also three large boulders on the north bank which have large metal bolts embedded. There is also a great deal of metal work on the river bed and along the north bank. This bridge has been systematically dismantled with none of the superstructure left in place. The embankment on the north side is being eroded by the river and this may have destabilised the bridge, necessitating its destruction and replacement upstream.<1>

NGR adjusted based on 2023 vertical aerial photographs. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 3581 6817 (8m by 19m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC36NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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