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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| LOVAT BRIDGE | Lovat Bridge Lovat Bridge Lovat Bridge Beauly Bridge Beauly Bridge Beauly Bridge Lovat Bridge |
Lord Lovat, Beaufort Castle Mr Peters,Factor Report of the Commifsioners for making roads and building bridges dated 1811. Mr McDonald, Dumballach Mr James Watson Keeper Mr James Fraser, Beauly Ferry New Statistical Account page 370 |
010 | This name is given to a large stone bridge of five arches ,which crosses the River Beauly 1 1/2 miles from Beauly Village on the main road to Inverness. It was built by Lord Lovats Predecessor and is kept in repair by the County. "Lovat Bridge- On application of the General meeting of the County of Inverness, an Act was passed in the last September of Parliament the 50 George III.L.V. P.C.87 for maintaining a bridge across the River Beauly to be called, The Lovat Bridge, In the County of Inverness The Lovat Bridge consists of five arches, the middle arch of Sixty Feet span and W.Burns progress during the year 1812has been to build the eastern abutment and three piers to the I[]post course, so that there is no reason to suppose that he will not finish the whole of the time,limited by the contract,that is in October 1814. Copied by P.Lynch C.A. from Fifth Report of the Commifsioners for Roads & Bridges in the Highlands of Scotland. Presented the 1st May 1811. From the name of the river over which this bridge crosses it is commonly called Beauly River. |
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