Ladies Walk, Conon

Ladies Walk, Conon

ID: QZP40_CARD_0403 DESCRIPTION: This pretty path is alongside the River Conon in Easter Ross. The river is formed by the joining of the River Meig and the River Sheen. It then flows east through Strathconon and in to the Cromarty Firth at Conon Bridge. The village of Conon, later called Conon Bridge, developed when a bridge was built over the River Conon in 1809 and with the coming of a new road from the south in 1814 The River Conon is not only well known for its trout and salmon but it was once also famous for its pearls PLACENAME: Conon Bridge OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS PERIOD: 1910s; 1920s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 32325 KEYWORDS: