Historic bridges · Scottish Highlands
Conglass Bridge
Conglass Bridge is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Conglass Bridge is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 57.2551°, -3.3679°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 09/11/1987 Local Authority Moray Planning Authority Moray Parish Kirkmichael (Moray) National Park Cairngorms NGR NJ 17577 19096 Coordinates 317577, 819096 — Circa 1830, probably incorporating earlier fabric. Single span rubble bridge; tooled rubble segmental arch ring springing from tooled rubble abutments. Shallow buttressing to winged approaches terminating with giant end pilasters with tooled ashlar cushion caps. Tooled rubble cope to parapet. Later cast-iron stays. Approximate span; 40'. — By 1794 the Duke of Gordon had 'Caused a road for carriages to be made from Glenrinnes up through Glen Livet to Tomintoul'. The original bridge over the Conglass Water at this point probably damaged or destroyed during great floods of August 1829. Cushion end caps a characteristic of Duke of Gordon bridges in this area. One cap replaced with rendered copy.
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Place summary
Conglass Bridge is a bridge located in the Scottish Highlands, postcode AB37. It is characterised by its distinctive architecture and serves as a notable crossing in the region.
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- Coordinates
- 57.2551, -3.3679
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- AB37 9EQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Sources
- osm: w638815711 (ODbL)
- commons: Conglass bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1340890.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Conglass Bridge?
- Conglass Bridge is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode AB37 9EQ).
- Is Conglass Bridge a listed building?
- Conglass Bridge is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Conglass Bridge free to visit?
- Yes, Conglass Bridge is free to enter.
- How do I get to Conglass Bridge?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode AB37 9EQ. It sits within the Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey parliamentary constituency.