Dulnain

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Dulnain
Old Bridge over River Dulnain

Old Bridge over River Dulnain

Data
location Scotland
River system Spey
Drain over Spey  → Moray Firth
River basin district Scotland
source Monadhliath Mountains
57 ° 9 ′ 6 "  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 43"  W.
Source height 790  m
muzzle At Dulnain Bridge in the Spey Coordinates: 57 ° 17 ′ 37 "  N , 3 ° 39 ′ 13"  W 57 ° 17 ′ 37 "  N , 3 ° 39 ′ 13"  W
Mouth height 215  m
Height difference 575 m
Bottom slope 13 ‰
length 45 km

The Dulnain is a river in the Scottish Council Area Highland . It is created by the confluence of three source streams at 790 m altitude in the Monadhliath Mountains in the traditional Scottish county of Inverness-shire . From there it flows 45 km in a northeasterly direction. The course of the Dulnain turns gradually to the east. The last two kilometers before the confluence with the Spey at Dulnain Bridge at a height of 215 m run in a southeastern direction. The Dulnain overcomes a total difference in altitude of 575 m.

The Dulnain flows largely through sparsely populated areas. With Carrbridge and Dulnain Bridge it flows through only two villages. With the A9 and the A95 , two trunk roads cross. At Carrbridge, the Old Bridge over River Dulnain has spanned the Dulnain since 1717 . This Grade II listed bridge could be the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands . The Sluggan Bridge from 1730 is about four kilometers west of Carrbridge. It is classified as a monument in the highest Scottish monument category A. In 1754 a bridge was built at Dulnain Bridge as part of a military road. The bridge was replaced in 1791 and destroyed in the flood of 1829. A replacement was completed the following year.

  • Confluence of a right tributary on the upper reaches

  • Wooden bridge on the upper course

Web links

Commons : Dulnain  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Dulnain, River. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
  2. ↑ a b Dulnain. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 383 .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ^ Dulnain Bridge. Highland. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .