Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge
Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge, also known as Coffin Bridge, is a bridge in the village of Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland. The bridge was built in 1717 to allow funeral processions to reach Duthil Church by crossing the River Dulnain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 18th century funeral and packhorse bridge in Highland, Scotland, UK, carries a path across River Dulnain
- Also known as: “Carrbridge, Old Bridge”, “Carrbridge, Old Bridge Over River Dulnain”, “Old Bridge”, and “Old Bridge, Carrbridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Landmark Forest Adventure Park and Carrbridge railway station.
Landmark Forest Adventure Park
Theme park
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Landmark Forest Adventure Park is a nature-based theme and adventure park in the village of Carrbridge, Highlands, Scotland. Landmark Forest Adventure Park is situated 2,300 feet south of Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge.
Carrbridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrbridge railway station serves the village of Carrbridge, Highland, Scotland. The railway station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Highland Main Line, 90 miles from Perth, between Aviemore and Inverness. Carrbridge railway station is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carrbridge and Boat of Garten.
Carrbridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Carrbridge is a village in the Spey Valley in the central Highlands of Scotland, 24 miles southeast of Inverness and six miles north of Aviemore. Its Gaelic name is Drochaid Chàrr but derives from Norse: "boggy area".
Boat of Garten
Village
Photo: Elliott Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boat of Garten is a small village and post town in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. In 1951, the population was less than 400; in 1971, it was almost 500; in 1981, it was almost 700, and the same in 2001. Boat of Garten is situated 3½ miles southeast of Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge.
Dulnain Bridge
Village
Photo: Hogweard, Public domain.
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Spey Valley in the central Scottish Highlands, 20 miles southeast of Inverness. To the west is the "strath" or broad valley of the River Spey, which here narrows to descend east through the Cairngorms towards the coast in Moray. Dulnain Bridge is situated 6 miles east of Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge.
Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge
- Categories: road bridge, packhorse bridge, bridge, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.28386° or 57° 17′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.81583° or 3° 48′ 57″ westInception
1717Open location code
9C9R75MM+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 93340407OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q116980589
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Vietnamese—“Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge” goes by many names.
- Persian: “پل اسبسواری کاربریج”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu Carrbridge Packhorse”
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Highlights include Carrbridge Artists Studio and Carrbridge Golf Club.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Carrbridge Packhorse Bridge”. Photo: Aaronsneddon, CC BY-SA 3.0.