Birsay, Bridge
Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Birsay, Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Burn Of Boardhouse; Birsay Bridge
Canmore ID 1809
Site Number HY22NW 20
NGR HY 24800 27622
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/1809
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Birsay And Harray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY22NW 20 24800 27622
Two-arched bridge which bears the date 1872, but whose bower part dates probably from the 17th century.
RCAHMS 1946.
This bridge carries the A966 public road over the Burn of Boardhouse to the S of Birsay village.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 April 1999.
