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Progress made on hunt for Inveran Bridge owner


By Staff Reporter

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The hunt to find the owner of a 200-year-old Sutherland road bridge has taken a step forward.

Bonar Bridge resident Michael Baird paid for a search to be made of the Registers of Scotland to ascertain ownership of the grade-B listed Inveran Bridge.

The vegetation covered Inveran bridge (right) has been left to deteriorate since a new metal bridge (left) was constructed in the 1970s. Picture: Gregor Laing
The vegetation covered Inveran bridge (right) has been left to deteriorate since a new metal bridge (left) was constructed in the 1970s. Picture: Gregor Laing

The structure has been left untouched since a new metal bridge was constructed in the 1970s. It is now covered in vegetation and masonry from it has fallen into the River Shin below.

Highland Council previously said it did not own the bridge but had asked its legal department to find out who did.

The owner needs to be identified because only they can access funding for repairs from Historic Environment Scotland.

Mr Baird contacted the Registers of Scotland after accusing Highland Council of dragging its feet and citing Covid-19 as the reason for a delay in establishing ownership.

He told the Northern Times earlier this week that he had received a reply stating that a search of historical records had revealed the current owners to be recorded in 2001 Morton Fraser Trustees Ltd.

Mr Baird said he had passed the information on to the council’s head of infrastructure Colin Howell.


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