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Sithean Mor, Suspension Foot Bridge
Suspension Bridge (20th Century)
Site Name Sithean Mor, Suspension Foot Bridge
Classification Suspension Bridge (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Strath Dionard; River Dionard
Canmore ID 4838
Site Number NC36SE 22
NGR NC 36456 61827
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4838
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC36SE 22 46456 61827
Location formerly entered as NC 3645 6180.
(Location cited as NC 364 418). Suspension bridge, early 20th century. A three-span private footbridge, with wooden pylons and deck, wire-rope cables and rod susenders.
J R Hume 1977a.
(Suspension bridge of wire rope and unstiffened deck type with wooden pylons). ?early 20th century. three-span, wire-rope cables, rod suspenders, wooden deck, fence-wire railings. Private footbridge.
J R Hume 1977b.
This bridge carries a footpath across the River Dionard, a short distance above its outflow into the Kyle of Durness.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 7 May 1998.
