Blacksboat Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Blacksboat Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Marypark; River Spey
Canmore ID 15998
Site Number NJ13NE 19
NGR NJ 18477 38989
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15998
- Council Moray
- Parish Knockando
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
A bridge, built in 1911, carries the road over the River Spey at Blacksboat, towards the railway station.
The bridge has three spans, and is constructed of steel girders and iron trusses, resting on two sets of stone piers.
Prior to the building of the bridge, a public ferry operated across this stretch of the river, hence the name. Older maps also depict a ford a short distance to the south.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
NJ13NE 19 18477 38989
Location formerly entered as NJ 184 389 and NJ 1845 3899.
For continuation of this bridge to the W (across the Spey Valley railway line), see NJ13NE 52.
See Architecture.
(Location cited as NJ 184 390). Blacksboat Bridge, Marypark. Built 1911, a 3-span girder bridge with iron trusses on masonry piers.
J R Hume 1977
This bridge carries the B 9138 public road over the River Spey, which here defines the boundary between the parishes of Knockando (to the W) and Inveravon (to the E).
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 27 October 1997.