Kerrysdale, Bridge
Road Bridge (19th Century)
Site Name Kerrysdale, Bridge
Classification Road Bridge (19th Century)
Canmore ID 78954
Site Number NG87SW 15
NGR NG 82123 72978
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/78954
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
External Reference (2011)
During the mid 1800s at a time of potato blight and famile, a group of Scottish charities came together to form a Destitution Committee to feed local crofters. Lady Mackenzie of Gairloch persuaded them to pay crofters to work on new drivable roads. Four local Destitution Roads were built: along Loch Maree, Kerrysdale to Badachro, Poolewe to Aultbea, and Poolewe to Inverasdale. This bridge is one of the Destitution Road bridges.
More information is available from the Highland Historic Environment Record: http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG8345
'Report on roads and bridges in the Gairloch area' by Jeremy Fenton, 2011. Report for ARCH Community Timeline course.
