Place:


Bonar Bridge  Sutherland

 

In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Bonar Bridge like this:

Bonar-Bridge, a village in Creich parish, SE Sutherland, at a strait towards the head of Dornoch Firth, 1 mile NE of Ardgay, where is Bonar-Bridge station, 13¾ miles WNW of Tain. It comprises a line of houses,overlooking the water; is a thriving place, more than doubled in size in the 40 years up to 1881; and has a post office (Bonar village) under Ardgay, an office of the Caledonian Bank, an hotel, a police station, and a public school. ...


The bridge across the Firth here, from which the village takes its name, was constructed (1811-12) by Telford at a cost of £13,971. It consists of an iron arch of 150 feet span, and of two stone arches of 60 and 50 feet respectively, presenting a water-way of 260 feet.—Ord. Sur., sh. 102,1881.

Bonar Bridge through time

Bonar Bridge is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bonar Bridge itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bonar Bridge, in Highland and Sutherland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21984

Date accessed: 30th April 2024


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