The Old Bridge
The Old Bridge is a ruins in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. The Old Bridge is situated nearby to the rapids Tailsquirt Playhole, as well as near the motorhome stopover Loch Awe Holiday Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ben Cruachan and Bonawe Iron Furnace.
Ben Cruachan
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres, the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. Ben Cruachan is situated 2½ miles east of The Old Bridge.
Bonawe Iron Furnace
Museum
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bonawe Iron Furnace was an industrial complex located in Bonawe, Lorn District, Scotland. It operated in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the aim of producing pig iron. Bonawe Iron Furnace is situated 2 miles northwest of The Old Bridge.
Taynuilt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Taynuilt railway station is a railway station serving the village of Taynuilt in western Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway, between Falls of Cruachan and Connel Ferry, sited 58 miles 55 chains from Callander via Glen Ogle. Taynuilt railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of The Old Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taynuilt and Bonawe.
Taynuilt
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Taynuilt is a village in Argyll and Bute in the Highlands of Scotland. It's on the south shore of Loch Etive, at a point where the loch is pinched, so for centuries it was a ferry crossing.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd. Bonawe is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Old Bridge.
Kilchrenan
Hamlet
Photo: Jimmydenham, Public domain.
Kilchrenan is a small village in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland. Kilchrenan is located near to the end of the B845 road, about 1 mile inland from Loch Awe. Kilchrenan is situated 4½ miles south of The Old Bridge.
The Old Bridge
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.41932° or 56° 25′ 10″ northLongitude
-5.19395° or 5° 11′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C8PCR94+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 529696064OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tailsquirt Playhole and Loch Awe Holiday Park.
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