Chia-Aig Bridge, Achnacarry is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971.

Chia-Aig Bridge, Achnacarry

WRENN ID
rusted-gallery-myrtle
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
OS grid reference
NN 175 888
Coordinates
56.95476, -5.00127
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Chia-Aig Bridge is a late 18th or early 19th century humpback bridge constructed of rubble stone. It features a dressed rubble arch ring and parapet coping. The bridge has widely splayed approaches and a span of approximately 55 feet. It is situated close to Chia-aig Falls, crossing the Abhainn Chia-aig.

Local climate

Chia-Aig Bridge, Achnacarry sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,870 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 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 66 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 48 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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