Photograph of drawing showing West Elevation, Plan at Deck Level and Details of Kirkton of Glenisla Footbridge Signed and Dated "GDH 27/7/76"
AND 787/1 P
Description Photograph of drawing showing West Elevation, Plan at Deck Level and Details of Kirkton of Glenisla Footbridge Signed and Dated "GDH 27/7/76"
Date 27/7/1979
Catalogue Number AND 787/1 P
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copy of AND 787/1
Scope and Content Detail drawing of pylon connection of Glenisla School Bridge at Kirkton of Glenisla, Angus Glenisla School Bridge was built in 1824 by John Justice and Company of Dundee to span the river Islay near Kirkton of Glenisla. It is one of the earliest surviving Scottish examples of a suspension bridge. The stays anchoring the pylon to the ground are connected by stirrups held in place by anchor bolts. The modern suspension bridge was developed around 1800 in America. It could be built without specialised stone-masons, and did not need piers. It was adopted in the Scottish Borders where Spring floods often swept away the piers of conventional bridges. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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