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Tay Bridge in Aberfeldy
DP 445131
Description Tay Bridge in Aberfeldy
Date 1/8/2004 to 31/8/2004
Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DP 445131
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content The bridge over the River Tay at Aberfeldy was built under General Wade, who from 1730 constructed a system of roads and bridges in order to supply the new forts (that had been built in Scotland to forestall Jacobite insurrection),and allow the rapid deployment of troops. Wade oversaw the construction of over 250 miles of road and numerous bridges which are in use to this day. It was a hugely expensive operation which was scaled down by the early 1740s when the Jacobite threat appeared to have receded. Ironically in the second Jacobite Uprising of 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops were able to make good use of the very roads that had been built to suppress them, including this bridge!
Accession Number 2024/57
External Reference 005-000-008-421-C, 005-000-008-125-R
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2767856
File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap
Attribution & Restricted Use Summary
Attribution: © SCRAN Licence
Licence Type: Limited
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