Abhainn Cuileig, Footbridge
Footbridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Abhainn Cuileig, Footbridge
Classification Footbridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Braemore And Inverbroom Estate; Gleann Mohr Footbridge; Gleann Mor; Strone Wood
Canmore ID 111334
Site Number NH17NE 8
NGR NH 18614 77743
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/111334
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochbroom
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH17NE 8 18614 77743
Previously entered at cited location NH 1651 7774.
For Braemore House and related sites, see NH17NE 7.00.
FB [NAT]
OS 1:10,560 map, 1968.
This footbridge crosses the Abhainn Cuileig, within an area of rough ground in upper Gleann Mor.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 11 May 2006.
Build (1880 - 1889)
Erected 1880s. Part of Sir John Fowler's Braemore and Inverbroom Estate which he bought in the 1860s. Gleann Mo´r Footbridge's deck is carried on twin light-arch lattice trusses of wrought-iron or steel 14 in. deep with similarities to the tension ties at the Forth Bridge.
R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Publication Account (2007)
Gleann Mor Footbridge
(Institute Civil Engineers Historic Engineering Works no. HEW 1556/01)
This bridge, of 55 ft span and about 5 ft wide, crosses the wild gorge of Abhuinn Cuileig, a tributary of the Broom which it joins below Corrieshalloch Gorge. Its deck is carried on twin light-arch lattice trusses of wrought-iron or steel 14 in. deep with similarities to the tension ties at
the Forth Bridge.
The bridge, probably erected in the 1880s, has been neglected but is a worthy candidate for refurbishment. The view from it is rather less dramatic than a century ago because of tree growth.
R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Highlands and Islands' with kind permission
