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Carlowrie, Boathouse Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Carlowrie, Boathouse Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) River Almond; Kirkliston; Edinburgh
Canmore ID 149447
Site Number NT17SW 157
NGR NT 14331 74124
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/149447
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Kirkliston (City Of Edinburgh/w Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County West Lothian
NT17SW 57 14331 74124
Boathouse Bridge [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map [no date available].
This bridge formerly carried the A9 public road across the River Almond on the N side of Edinburgh (Turnhouse) Airport (NT17SE 69); it thus allowed access from Edinburgh to Falkirk and Stirling. The route was severed by the construction of the main runway of Edinburgh Airport in c. 1976.
Deprived of its former function, this 'bridge to nowhere' remains popular with aircraft spotters.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 8 March 2006.
