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Crinan Canal, Oakfield Bridge House, Bridge Keeper's Cottage
Bridge Keepers Cottage (18th Century) - (19th Century) (1800)
Site Name Crinan Canal, Oakfield Bridge House, Bridge Keeper's Cottage
Classification Bridge Keepers Cottage (18th Century) - (19th Century) (1800)
Alternative Name(s) Lochgilphead
Canmore ID 148482
Site Number NR88NE 79
NGR NR 85636 87935
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/148482
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish South Knapdale
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR88NE 79 85636 87935
Oakfield Bridge House [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1981.
For (associated) Oakfield Swing Bridge (adjacent to NW), see NR88NE 24.01.
For list of related sites, see NR88NE 24.00 Crinan Canal.
This bridge-keeper's cottage at Oakfield, clearly shown in the photograph, occupies a bankside position and stands above a storehouse, accessible only from the lower or E side through a wide arched doorway.
RCAHMS 1992.
This building is clearly marked as Oakfield Bridge House on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1981) and on the OS 1:10000 raster map (ND). It is not marked on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1873, sheet clxx) or on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1900, sheet clxxNE).
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 12 July 2001.
