Archaeology Notes

Event ID 740080

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NNG20SE 27 2669 0493 to 2664 0500 and 2669 0493

Shrine [NAT] (at NG 2669 0493)

OS 1:10,000 map, 1975.

Built 1905.

J L Campbell 1984.

A footbridge across the tidal channel between Canna and Sanday was first constructed in 1905. The bridge was severely damaged by winter storms and has been replaced; the earlier piers can still be seen in the channel.

A modern shrine has been erected at the SE end of the bridge on Sanday.

Visited by RCAHMS (ARG), 16 July 1996

J L Campbell 1984.