View from north north east Digital image of E 15494 cn
SC 769282
Description View from north north east Digital image of E 15494 cn
Date 18/6/2001
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 769282
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of E 15494 CN
Scope and Content Invercauld Suspension Bridge, Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire, from the north-east This single-span suspension bridge crosses the River Dee in an open setting. It was built in 1924 by the Aberdeen engineers, James Abernethy & Company, as a private footbridge leading from the north bank of the river into the Balmoral estate. It is constructed with wire-rope suspension cables slung from decorative latticework pylons on each side of the river, and has a light-steel truss span. The pylons are finished with a decorative tooth-edged cross girder above a metal arch, and an iron gate between the pylons on the north bank restricts the entry across the bridge. The bridge allowed access by foot into the estate from the north Deeside road, and to the rocky pools along the south bank of the river which were renowned for salmon fishing. King George V, in whose reign the bridge was built, regularly came up from London to Balmoral for the spring fishing, a sport which he enjoyed as much as deer stalking in the autumn. He was quoted as saying: 'I am never so happy as when I am fishing the pools of Dee, with a long day before me.' The Balmoral estate was bought in 1852 by Prince Albert and Queen Victoria at their own expense as a Highland retreat from the stresses of London life. Prince Albert initiated many improvements, including the building of a new holiday home, Balmoral Castle, in 1853-5. On Queen Victoria's death in 1901, the castle and estate passed to her successors, and Balmoral became a favourite holiday residence for successive generations of the royal family. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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