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Bridge on Old Military Road over Burn of Tornahaish is a stone bridge crossing the Burn of Tornahaish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The structure dates to the 18th century and formed part of the network of military roads constructed in the Highlands following the Jacobite uprisings, a programme of infrastructure development undertaken to facilitate military movement and control across difficult terrain. The bridge exemplifies the practical engineering associated with these strategic routes, which were designed and built under the direction of General George Wade and his successors. Its survival represents an important physical record of the post-1745 military administration of the Scottish Highlands.
Bridge on Old Military Road over Burn of Tornahaish is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10386. View the official record →
Bridge on Old Military Road over Burn of Tornahaish is a stone bridge crossing the Burn of Tornahaish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10386.
Bridge on Old Military Road over Burn of Tornahaish is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM10386.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bridge on Old Military Road over Delavine Burn (1.1 km), Bridge on Old Military Road over Allt Damh Burn (2.2 km), Delachuper, farmstead 310m N of (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bridge on Old Military Road over Burn of Tornahaish's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bridge on Old Military Road over Burn of Tornahaish stands on Appin Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is graphitic pelite, calcareous pelite, calcsilicate-rock and psammite.