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Achnasheen, Railway Bridge

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Railway Bridge (19th Century)

Site Name Achnasheen, Railway Bridge

Classification Railway Bridge (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) River Bran; Strath Bran

Canmore ID 12099

Site Number NH15NE 4

NGR NH 1631 5843

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Achnasheen, Railway Bridge General view of train crossing
Achnasheen, Railway Bridge General view of train crossingAchnasheen, Railway Bridge General ViewGeneral oblique aerial view centred on the shooting lodge, railway bridge and road bridges with the village in the distance, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view centred on the village and railway bridge with the road bridges and shooting lodge adjacent, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on the village and railway bridge with the road bridges and shooting lodge adjacent, taken from the ESE.General oblique aerial view centred on the shooting lodge, railway bridge, road bridges and the hotel with the village in the distance, taken from the WSW.Achnasheen, Railway Bridge, NH15NE 4, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Contin
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Ross And Cromarty
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NH15NE 4 1631 5843

(Location cited as NH 162 585). Railway bridge, Achnasheen, opened 1870 by the Dingwall and Skye Rly, engineers Joseph Mitchell and Co. A single lattice-girder span of unusually light construction, with masonry abutments.

J R Hume 1977.

This bridge carries the Dingwall-Kyle of Lochalsh line of the former Highland Rly over the River Bran to the SW of Achnasheen station (NH15NE 5.00).

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 June 2001.

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