2007

NB1634 : The Great Bernera Bridge and Standing Stones

taken 17 years ago, near to Barraglom, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland

The Great Bernera Bridge and Standing Stones
The Great Bernera Bridge and Standing Stones
Opened in 1953. It was the first example of a bridge made of pre-stressed concrete girders in the UK. A model of the bridge was exhibited at the 1951 festival of Britain. It totally transformed the island of great Bernera - which might have become uninhabited without the bridge crossing the Sruth Iarsiadar.
LinkExternal link The standing stones are probably the remains of a stone circle and have watched over this obvious crossing point for several millennia.
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Category: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Islandhop Automatic Clusters: · Island of Great Bernera [5] · Opened in 1953 [5] · Sruth Iarsiadar [4] · Stone Circle [3] ·
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NB1634, 46 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Embleton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 21 August, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 2 September, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NB 164 341 [100m precision]
WGS84: 58:12.2997N 6:49.7046W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NB 163 343
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Fourth Visitor for NB1634)
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