Alness, Suspension Foot Bridge
Suspension Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Alness, Suspension Foot Bridge
Classification Suspension Bridge (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dal More; Dalmore; River Averon; Alness River
Canmore ID 13640
Site Number NH66NE 33
NGR NH 65704 68440
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13640
- Council Highland
- Parish Alness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH66NE 33 65704 68440
Location formerly cited as NH 6570 6844.
FB [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1992.
(Suspension bridge of wire rope and unstiffened deck type with wooden pylons). Built 1971. Wire-rope cables, rod suspenders, wooden deck, wire mesh railings. Public footbridge.
J R Hume 1977b.
This bridge carries a footpath over the River Averon or Alness River to the S of Alness (NH66NE 34). The river here forms the boundary between the parishes of Alness (to the W) and Rosskeen (to the E).
The location assigned to this record defines the midpoint of the structure. The available map evidence indicates that it extends from NH c. 65889 68435 to NH c. 65720 68447.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 21 April 2006.
