2019

NH9022 : Carrbridge - Hump-backed bridge across the River Dulnain

taken 5 years ago, near to Carrbridge/Drochaid Chàrr, Highland, Scotland

Carrbridge - Hump-backed bridge across the River Dulnain
Carrbridge - Hump-backed bridge across the River Dulnain
A slightly closer view than NH9022 : Carrbridge - The Old Pack Horse Bridge showing the River Dulnain sweeping below this C18th bridge which has long lost its parapets. Known in the past as the "Coffin Bridge" as funeral processions would cross the river using this bridge to reach Duthil Churchyard.
The river can suddenly carry vastly more water than is seen here - take a look at this YouTube video LinkExternal link to see just how much more! The fact that it has stood up to such (occasional) punishment for over 300 years is quite remarkable and testament to the strength of its construction which is belied by its slim graceful appearance.
Canmore website entry: LinkExternal link
Carrbridge (Drochaid Chàrr)

Carrbridge (Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid Chàrr) is a village, about 10 km north of Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park. Until the bypass was constructed in the 1980s, the A9 road ran straight through the village.

The village is famous for its 18th century packhorse bridge (NH9022 : Old Pack Horse Bridge at Carrbridge ) around which it developed and from which it gets its name. The Old Bridge of Carr had been built in 1717 as a foot bridge and in 1791 a new toll bridge was built for wheeled transport, carrying first the Kinveachy to Dulsie Bridge military road and from 1803, the Perth - Inverness road as well. The 'T' junction at the new bridge was a natural place for a settlement to develop. The first building near the Bridge was an Inn. The 1808 village plan showed small crofts on along the new main road (Inverness Road). It was not until the opening of the Aviemore to Inverness spur of the Highland railway line in 1898 that Carrbridge grew from being a hamlet to becoming a village popular as a tourist destination.; an old holiday guide refers to Carrbridge as, "A quiet holiday village on the fringes of nowhere in particular". By the late 1950s Carrbridge was booming as the first ski-centre in Scotland.

LinkExternal link Carrbridge Community page


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Geographical Context: Paths Rivers, Streams, Drainage Village, Rural settlement Place: Carrbridge Primary Subject: Bridge other tags: Pack Horse Bridge Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · My 2023 Calendar Automatic Clusters: · River Dulnain [40] · Cross [7] Other Photos: · Carrbridge - The Old Pack Horse Bridge ·
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 25 August, 2019   (more nearby)
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Friday, 30 August, 2019
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OSGB36: geotagged! NH 9063 2293 [10m precision]
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