Note
Date 15 November 2019
Event ID 1090525
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Note
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1090525
A member of the public has informed HES that the Act referred to in the text was passed in 1768, not 1764. ("An Act for repairing several roads leading through the County of Selkirk). The text of the Act infers that the bridge already existed by that date, raising the question of how it was authorised and funded in advance of the turnpike road. The text of the Act mentions Fairnelie (Fairnilee today) which is a property on the north side of the bridge.
Information submitted to HES (SIH) by a member of the public,
15 November 2019