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Mid Lairgs Bridge and Military Road is a bridge and associated military road located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated some 200 metres south-south-east of the settlement at Mid Lairgs. The monument forms part of the network of military infrastructure developed across the Scottish Highlands during the 18th century, following the failed Jacobite uprisings. These roads and bridges were designed to improve access for government forces and facilitate troop movements through difficult terrain.
The bridge spans ground underlain by ancient Moine Supergroup bedrock, a metamorphic sequence of gneissose psammite and semipelite rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era. This rugged geological foundation shaped both the landscape through which the military road was engineered and the construction challenges faced by its builders, who had to adapt their work to the steep, rocky terrain characteristic of the Inverness-shire uplands.
The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11525, recognising its significance as evidence of post-Jacobite military planning and the substantial investment made in Highland infrastructure during the 18th century. Such roads and bridges remain important archaeological witnesses to this transformative period in Scottish history.
Mid Lairgs, bridge and military road 200m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11525. View the official record →
Mid Lairgs Bridge and Military Road is a bridge and associated military road located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated some 200 metres south-south-east of the settlement at Mid Lairgs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11525.
Mid Lairgs, bridge and military road 200m SSE 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 SM11525.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craggie Cottage, settlement cairns and field system 600m SW of (2.6 km), Balnafoich, cupmarks 320m SSW of (3.5 km), Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of (3.8 km).
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Mid Lairgs, bridge and military road 200m SSE of stands on Moine Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is gneissose psammite and gneissose semipelite.