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Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge, also known as Coffin Bridge, is a bridge in the village of Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland. The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to reach Duthil Church by crossing the River Dulnain. The parapets were washed away in the 19th century. In 1971 the bridge became a
The packhorse bridge was constructed to allow funerals to proceed across the River Dulnain to Duthil Church. Brigadier-General Alexander Grant commissioned the bridge. Stonemason John Niccelsone constructed the bridge at Lynne of Dalrachney and the £100 cost was paid for out of stipends of Duthil Church. The bridge was completed in 1717 and floods in the 1829
File:Old Packhorse Bridge, Carrbridge, viewing area.jpg, Viewing area
File:Old Packhorse Bridge.jpg, The bridge at dusk
File:Carr Bridge (39490429585).jpg, The bridge in autumn
File:Old Packhorse Bridge plaque - geograph.org.uk - 1547404.jpg, Old Packhorse Bridge plaque
YouTube – Remarkable Old Bridge in Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland-Still standing todayYouTube – The river Dulnain in spate, Carrbridge
1717 establishments in Great Britain Arch bridges in the United Kingdom Bridges completed in 1717 Bridges in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Scotland Packhorse bridges Stone bridges in Scotland Carrbridge
Category B listed building
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. It has become a popular tourist attraction.
History
The packhorse bridge was constructed to allow funerals to proceed across the River Dulnain to Duthil Church. Brigadier-General Alexander Grant commissioned the bridge. Stonemason John Niccelsone constructed the bridge at Lynne of Dalrachney and the £100 cost was paid for out of stipends of Duthil Church. The bridge was completed in 1717 and floods in the 1829 Muckle Spate
The Muckle Spate was a great flood in August 1829, which devastated much of Strathspey, in the north east of Scotland. (Muckle is a word for 'much' or 'great', chiefly used in North East England and Scotland.)
It began raining on the evening of ...
washed away the guard rails. The bridge also provided a way for tradesmen and locals to cross the river. It is the Scottish Highlands
The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Sco ...
' oldest known stone bridge.
It was listed as a scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
on 29 December 1958 and subsequently de-scheduled on 5 April 2016. The bridge became a Category B listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
on 5 October 1971.
Description
The bridge at the village of Carrbridge is a popular tourist attraction and is located in the Cairngorms mountain area of Scotland. It has also been described as the coffin bridge. All that exists today is a slender arch across the River Dulnain. The width of the bridge between the missing side rails is . It is described in the Category B listing as a "High single span humpback rubble bridge; tooled rubble arch ring springing from natural rock abutment; neither surfacing nor parapet survive."Gallery
See also
*List of bridges in the United Kingdom
Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for any road bridges or footbridges in the United Kingdom.
Railway bridges are listed under: List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom.
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References
External links
{{commons category, Carrbridge packhorse bridgeYouTube – Remarkable Old Bridge in Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland-Still standing today
1717 establishments in Great Britain Arch bridges in the United Kingdom Bridges completed in 1717 Bridges in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Scotland Packhorse bridges Stone bridges in Scotland Carrbridge