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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNKELD BRIDGE | Dunkeld Bridge Dunkeld Bridge Dunkeld Bridge Dunkeld Bridge Dunkeld Bridge |
New Statistical Account Dunkeld its Straths & Glens R.C.Carrington Esqr. Revd. [Reverend] John Wilson Revd. [Reverend] Daniel McBride |
062 | A long and handsome stone bridge of 7 arches, spanning the River Tay at Dunkeld. property of and repaired by His Grace the Duke of Athole "The danger and inconvenience of the ferries at Dunkeld, by the occasional swelling of the river, which has been known to rise seventeen feet above its usual level, was long seriously felt. To obviate this complaint, the late of Duke of Athole commenced the present Dunkeld Bridge in 1805, and completed it in 1809, at an expense of £30.000, - £5000 of which was contributed by Government. The pontage, which still exists, lets, on an average, at £700 per annum. The bridge was constructed almost wholly on dry land, and the river afterwards changed in its course, so as to flow through its finely formed arches. It would be difficult to persuade any one that the channel in which the river now flows was not the one formed by itself" New Statistical Account "In 1805, the building of Dunkeld Bridge was commenced. It was opened in 1808. For ages previous to that time, there was no communication but by ferry-boats. It is a singularly elegant structure, on which no expense has been spared [continued on page 46] |
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[Page] 45County of Perth -- Parishes of Caputh, and Little Dunkeld
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