Carron Bridge
The Carron Bridge is a bridge at Carron in Moray, Scotland, which crosses the River Spey between the parishes of Knockando and Aberlour. It was built for the Strathspey Railway in 1863, to a design by Alexander Gibb, an engineer for the Great North of Scotland Railway, and fabricated by the iron founders William McKinnon and Co.- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Moray, Scotland
- Also known as: “Bridge of Carron” and “Bridge of Carron, River Spey, Carron”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dailuaine distillery and Knockando Woolmill.
Dailuaine distillery
Distillery
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dailuaine distillery is a single malt whisky distillery in Charlestown-of-Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland. Dailuaine distillery is situated 4,200 feet east of Carron Bridge.
Knockando Woolmill
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Knockando Woolmill is a historic woolmill in Moray, Scotland. Wool production has taken place at the site since at least the eighteenth century, and the surviving buildings house a number of pieces of historic machinery which are still in operation. Knockando Woolmill is situated 2½ miles west of Carron Bridge.
Knockando distillery
Distillery
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockando distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery, located in Knockando, Moray, in the Strathspey whisky-producing area of Scotland. Knockando Distillery is named after the village in which it stands. Knockando distillery is situated 2 miles west of Carron Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Archiestown and Aberlour.
Archiestown
Village
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Archiestown is a small village in Moray, Scotland, named in honour of its founder Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk. It is a typical 18th century planned village with a grid street-plan and spacious square. Archiestown is situated 2 miles north of Carron Bridge.
Aberlour
Village
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Aberlour is a town in Moray, Scotland, 12 miles south of Elgin on the road to Grantown. The Lour burn is a tributary of the River Spey, and it and the surrounding parish are both named Aberlour, but the name is more commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the Spey – although the full name of the village is Charlestown of Aberlour. Aberlour is situated 3 miles northeast of Carron Bridge.
Craigellachie
Village
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Craigellachie is a small village in Moray, Scotland, at the confluence of the River Spey and River Fiddich, in walking distance of the town of Aberlour. Craigellachie is situated 4½ miles northeast of Carron Bridge.
Carron Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, railway bridge, and transportation
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.45415° or 57° 27′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.29388° or 3° 17′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C9RFP34+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 711233894OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q56448296
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“Carron Bridge” goes by many names.
- German: “Carron Bridge (Carron)”
- German: “Carron Bridge”
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