Dulnain Bridge
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Dulnain Bridge Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Tuilnein |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 18 ′ N , 3 ° 40 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 119 (1971) | ||
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| Post town | GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY | ||
| ZIP code section | PH26 | ||
| prefix | 01479 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Inverness and Nairn | ||
Dulnain Bridge ( Gaelic : Inbhir Tuilnein ) is a village in the Scottish Unitary Authority Highland . It is located in the Cairngorms in the valley of the Spey , the Dulnain Bridge passes one kilometer to the south. The village gets its name from the river Dulnain , which flows south into the Spey. Dulnain Bridge is about two miles southwest of Grantown-on-Spey and 22 miles southeast of Inverness . It is connected to the trunk road network by the A95 and the A938 .
history
The village developed around a bridge over the Dulnain, which was built in 1754 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. Later, Dulnain Bridge developed as a tourist destination. In 1971 119 people lived in Dulnain Bridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
