Old Bridge, Sligachan, Skye is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Bridge.
Old Bridge, Sligachan, Skye
- WRENN ID
- hollow-fireplace-root
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP: Mr Angus MacDonald (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Bridge
- OS grid reference
- NG 486 298
- Coordinates
- 57.28978, -6.17335
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Old Bridge in Sligachan, Skye, dates back to the early 19th century. It features three wide, shallow arched rings and triangular cutwaters. The low parapet is pointed at the center and splayed at the approaches. The bridge is constructed from rubble, with dressed stonework used for the parapet and arches.
Local climate
Old Bridge, Sligachan, Skye sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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