Moray HER - NJ24SE0014 - ABERLOUR FOOTBRIDGE

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Primary Reference	NJ24SE0014
Name	ABERLOUR FOOTBRIDGE
NRHE Card No.	NJ24SE22
NRHE Numlink	16370
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	20873
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	Suspension footbridge, built in circa 1900 by James Abernethy and Co., engineers and builders, Aberdeen. It is long, narrow and low to the water. The pylons are tapered lattice girders finished with ball and spike finials and cross braced, while the walkway is a diamond lattice girder, and it is hung from the suspension wire rope main cables by links. The approximate span is 320 feet (98 metres). It is the only surviving suspension bridge in Moray. It is also known as the 'Penny Bridge', as the Elchies Estate charged a penny toll.
Last Update	05/03/2018
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NJ 2622 4290

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
9	1980		1	SIAS			100

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BRIDGES	FOOT		A	100
BRIDGES	IRON	SUSPENSION	B	100
FINIALS	BALL		C	100
GIRDERS	LATTICE		D	100