MHG4485 - Garva Bridge
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
St George's Bridge, over Spey at Garvamore: 2 arches with long flat parapet and ramped ends; one side has been strengthened with buttresses in center and either end. Completed 1732, the most outstanding Wade bridge between Dalwhinnie and Fort Augustus.
Bldgs of Arch or Hist Interest Laggan Parish 1964 3 no18 (Scot Dev Dept)
The bridge was Scheduled in 1971.
The bridge was listed at Category A in 1971.
Field sketch of bridge - see Assoc. Docs. File.
J Aitken : 18/12/00.
BAS Local Plan, Sept. 1997: P19/2.5.13. Historic Buidlings.
J Aitken : 24/05/01.
Access Audit 38 - HAW 11/2003
Photographs taken in 2009 by S Tilbury, HER Officer. <1>
Following reassessment as part of a Dual Designations project, the bridge was descheduled by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016, however, it remains a Category A Listed building. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 58-9, No. 21.
- <1> SHG24247 Image/Photograph(s): Tilbury, S. 2009-11. Photographs by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. Colour. . Digital. 12/06/2009.
- <2> SHG27746 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Jackson, L.. 2016. Scheduled Monument Descheduling Notification - SM2948, SM961. Historic Environment Scotland. 24/03/2016. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 5217 9475 (50m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN59SW |
| Civil Parish | LAGGAN |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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External Links (4)
- http://kweimar.de/Bilder_XML.php?ket=05_01 (View more information on this bridge from a website about Highland Bridges)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB6900 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2948 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/24316 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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