Port na Craig Bridge

[Mike_]

While searching through the Dundee Courier for 3rd Mar 1902 I found this article about one of my ancestors.

A Dangerous Bridge
The Clerk drew attention to the dangerous condition of the bridge erected on Portnacraig Ferry Public Road by Mr Doggart...

The only bridge I can find was a suspension bridge constructed in 1913 so it can't be that one. And that bridge is huge anyway. I'm expecting something much smaller.

Just curious really.

Any old bridge experts out there?

Cheers

Mike

[ev]

Hi Mike ,

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/26306/details/pitlochry+port+na+craig+suspension+bridge/

I'll move this to Perthshire rather than Fife.

ev

[Isabel H]

Ferry Rd leads from Atholl Rd to the suspension bridge, and about half way down it there is a stone bridge over the Moulin burn.  It might be that one.

[Isabel H]

Colin Liddell's book "Pitlochry-A History" says that until WW1, Adam Doggart operated a smithy at Ferry Rd.

[bleckie]

Hi all

Could the bridge have been in Port Na Craig itself a hamlet on the other side of the river from

Pitlochry.

http://maps.nls.uk/os/25inch-2nd-and-later/view/?jp2=82898052#jp2=82898052&zoom=5&lat=22416&lon=55808&layers=BT

Yours Aye
BruceL

[Mike_]

Colin Liddell's book "Pitlochry-A History" says that until WW1, Adam Doggart operated a smithy at Ferry Rd.

That is interesting Isabel. I wasn't aware of any blacksmith Doggarts around the area. I do have 21 Adam Doggarts on my tree though so to have found another one would be no surprise.

Thanks bleckie for other bridge info as well.