One of the most iconic visitor attractions in the Cairngorms, the old packhorse bridge across the River Dulnain at Carrbridge was built in 1717. The bridge was built to allow funeral processions to access Duthil Church when the river was in spate. Because of this, the bridge was known locally as 'the coffin bridge'.
The bridge was funded by Brigadier-General Alexander Grant of Grant (1679-1720), who paid £100 to mason John Niccelsone (Nicholson) to create what is the oldest known stone bridge in the Highlands.
That looks very calm and peaceful with very little water running through it at the moment. Sometimes the water is several feet deeper and it’s much wilder.
