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Latitude: 56.91 / 56°54'36"N
Longitude: -4.9849 / 4°59'5"W
OS Eastings: 218360
OS Northings: 783824
OS Grid: NN183838
Mapcode National: GBR GB2G.7C7
Mapcode Global: WH2GK.DLG1
Plus Code: 9C8QW268+22
Entry Name: Bridge Of Mucomir, Caledonian Canal, Gairlochy
Listing Name: Gairlochy, Mucomir Bridge over River Lochy
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 338588
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6868
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Gairlochy, Caledonian Canal, Bridge of Mucomir
ID on this website: 200338588
Location: Kilmonivaig
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig
Parish: Kilmonivaig
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
Tagged with: Road bridge
Thomas Telford, c.1815. Tall 3-arched rubble bridge, the arch
rings of differing spans and at irregular intervals. Tooled
ashlar dressings. 5 columnar buttresses to each face, each
buttress decorated with single blind vertical and cruciform
arrow slits. Splayed approaches.
Bridge spans present line of River Lochy, re-cut and
re-aligned in early 19th century, a remarkable project
undertaken in order that the original bed could accommodate
the Caledonian Canal between lighthouse and westermost lock,
thus maintaining a straight course. (This section of canal
still marks the parish boundary with Kilmallie, formerly
defined by the river). Banks of river flanking bridge are
retained by rubble abutments. Some further walling
necessitated by modern Hydro Electric station at Mucomir.
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