Bridge over the River Dee, Ballater © Bob Peace cc-by-sa/2.0

2011

NO3795 : Bridge over the River Dee, Ballater

Bridge over the River Dee, Ballater

Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Dee [28] · Bridge over the River Dee [17] Title Clusters: · Bridge over the River Dee, Ballater [2] ·

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Grid Square: NO3795, 175 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Bob Peace (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 25 September, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 26 September, 2011
Subject Location: OSGB36: NO 3721 9559 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:2.8252N 3:2.1928W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NO 3717 9557
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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NO3795 : Underneath the Arches NO3795 : River Dee, Ballater NO3795 : River Dee at Ballater NO3795 : Bridge over the River Dee, Ballater NO3795 : Ballater 'Royal Bridge'

Just downstream (northeast) of the 'Royal Bridge' there are three 'islets' in positions that suggest they could have been the foundations of the first stone bridge of 1783. That was 100yards downstream of the present bridge, but was destroyed by floods in 1789. Or is there another explanation for the position of the three islands in line with the current bridge supports?

Posted by Stan on Fri, 20 Jul 2012 (0 comments)