Aerial view of mouth of the River Ness, Inverness, looking N.

Description Aerial view of mouth of the River Ness, Inverness, looking N.

Date 1992

Collection Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 1864933

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This view focuses on the area around the harbour and mouth of the river in Inverness. The Longman Industrial Estate is to the right and South Kessock and Merkinch are to the left of the river. The Kessock Bridge was opened in 1982, replacing the ferry which had operated between South and North Kessock since the C15 at least. The railway viaduct was built by Joseph Mitchell and opened in 1862. It was washed away by a storm in 1989. The Waterloo Bridge is on its left. This is known locally as the Black Bridge which was the name given to the original crossing at this point - a wooden bridge built in 1808. It was replaced by this more permanent structure in 1895-96. And the Friar's Bridge was constructed to carry the A82 from east to west of the river without going through the centre of the town. It was opened in 1986. Chapel Yard Cemetery, which surrounded the mediaeval chapel of St. Mary, is at bottom of picture. Title and Scope & Content contributed by North of Scotland Archaeological Society (2021).

Accession Number 2019/15

External Reference P10300

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap