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Burnside is a bridge located 300 metres west of Burnside in Nairnshire, Scotland. The monument stands protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the national record SM11832. The bridge crosses terrain underlain by Silurian felsic igneous rock, part of an unnamed intrusion that forms the bedrock geology of this part of the north Highlands. This hard, crystalline foundation has shaped both the landscape and the engineering challenges faced by builders working in the area.
The bridge represents a significant piece of local infrastructure, positioned to cross a watercourse through country where the underlying geology produces steep gradients and challenging drainage patterns typical of igneous terrain. The felsic rock exposed in the surrounding landscape would have influenced both the siting and construction methods employed, with local stone potentially quarried for building materials.
The monument's designation reflects its historical importance to the local economy and settlement pattern of Nairnshire. As part of the protected heritage estate of Scotland, the bridge documents patterns of communication and commerce across the varied topography of the Highlands, where such crossings formed vital links in the road network connecting communities and facilitating trade across difficult terrain.
Burnside, bridge 300m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11832. View the official record →
Burnside is a bridge located 300 metres west of Burnside in Nairnshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11832.
Burnside, bridge 300m W of 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 SM11832.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunearn, fort 510m S of (1.2 km), Princess Stone, cross-slab 250m SSW of Glenferness House (2.5 km), Little Banchor, depopulated settlement 1130m WSW of Banchor (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Burnside, bridge 300m W of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Burnside, bridge 300m W of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.