Dulsie Bridge on the Findhorn, near Nairn

Dulsie Bridge on the Findhorn, near Nairn

ID: QZP40_CARD_2676 DESCRIPTION: Dulsie Bridge, built of Ardclach granite in the 1750s, at a cost of £150. It spans the River Findhorn's rocky gorges. The rock on one side of the river is higher than the rock on the other, giving the bridge a slanting appearance. Dulsie Bridge is often referred to as a General Wade bridge, but it was in fact built by his successor Major William Caulfield as part of the military road constructed to link Perth and Fort George. This road was built between 1748 and 1757, after the defeat of the 1745 Jacobite rising. Wade died in 1748. Robert Burns stayed at the nearby King's Inn in 1787 and wrote: 'Come through mist and darkness to Dulsie to lie, Findhorn River, rocky banks'. PLACENAME: Dulsie Bridge OLD COUNTY/PARISH: NAIRN: Ardclach CREATOR (AV): J Valentine & Co. DATE OF IMAGE: 1884 (c) PERIOD: 1880s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 34582 KEYWORDS: