32146: ECC 62.3 Torastay – BRIDGE (Modern – 1901 AD to 2050 AD), ROAD BRIDGE (Modern – 1901 AD to 2050 AD)

Summary:

BRIDGE (Modern – 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
ROAD BRIDGE (Modern – 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Modern road bridge

Location:

NB 38850 19765

Full description:

"This modern bridge carries the Torastay road over the River Torastay. Measuring 13 metres in span (south-east to north-west) and 6 metres in width, it stands to 2 metres above the river and consists of two stone and mortar abuttments that were built using stone from the mills (49.1 and 49.2) to the south. The deck is concrete. This bridge was built within the span of local memory during the late 1960s or early 1970s." (Burgess 2004, 162)

References:

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. Northamptonshire Archaeology Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle. Part No Loch Seaforth Head Gazeteer.

Acknowledgement:

Information provided by Western Isles Council Sites & Monuments Record, January 2006.