Caledonian Canal, Gairlochy Swing Bridge

Classifications: Swing Bridge(Period Unassigned)

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Location Details

Local authority: Highland

Parish: Kilmonivaig

Former region: Highland

Former district: Lochaber

Former county: Inverness-Shire

Location accurate to the nearest 10 metres.

British National Grid (BNG) Coordinates: 217620, 784190

Ordnance Survey (OS) National Grid Reference: NN 1762 8419

Latitude: 56.91302Longitude: -4.99735

Datum: OSGB36 - NGR

Further details

Site number: NN18SE 5.04

National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) ID: 159077

Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge General view of br

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

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Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge View from north we

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

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Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge General view of br

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

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General oblique aerial view centred on the Mucomir Cut, the

RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

20071064800

Oblique aerial view centred on the canal, locks, swing bridg

RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

20071064796

Oblique aerial view centred on the canal, west and regulatin

RCAHMS Aerial Photography Digital

20071064792

Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge View from north we

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

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Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge Oblique view of no

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

1999801425

Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge Oblique view of so

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

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Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge Oblique view from

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

1999801422

Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge General view of br

Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinburgh, Scotland

1999801404

Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Swing Bridge View from E showin

Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

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1 Note

Category: Descriptive accounts

Event reference: 800905

NN18SE 5.04 1762 8419

Not to be confused with Moy Swing Bridge (NN 16234 82633), for which see NN18SE 6.

Gairlochy Swing Bridge over the Caledonian Canal crosses on the boundary between the Parishes of Kilmonivaig and Kilmallie.
(Undated) information in NMRS.

This RCAHMS photographic survey was conducted in order to enhance and augment the National Monuments Record Scotland holdings.
Visited by RCAHMS (MKO), May 1999.

This bridge is visible on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1874, sheet cxxvi) and on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1903, sheet cxxvi). It is clearly marked as a swing bridge on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1992) and on the OS Basic Scale raster map (ND).
Information from RCAHMS (MD) 13 September 2001.


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References

Miers M. (2008) The Western Seaboard: an illustrated architectural guide, Edinburgh. RCAHMS Shelf Number: Ref

Public Contributions

Martin BriscoeJuly 14, 2014

Place: Gairlochy Swing Bridge

Image - Gairlochy Swing Bridge
Martin BriscoeJuly 14, 2014

Place: Gairlochy Swing Bridge

Image - Gairlochy Swing Bridge
Martin BriscoeJune 29, 2014

Place: Gairlochy Swing Bridge

Image - Gairlochy Swing Bridge