Fassfern Bridge
Road Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Fassfern Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Fassfern Bridge Over The An T-suilean Burn; Fassifern Bridge
Canmore ID 106302
Site Number NN07NW 5
NGR NN 02122 78952
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/106302
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
The Fort William to Arisaig road - the Commissioners' first, begun 1804 - follows the northern shore of Loch Eil through Cameron country. One of its original surviving bridges is that at Fassifern, where the old road takes a loop to cross the Suileag burn.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
