A modest house beside the crossing preserves local memories of the ferry and toll-taking that framed Bonar Bridge’s early growth.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early 19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Two-storey and attic house set against a steep slope
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB286)
- OS grid reference
- NH 60987 91594
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The harled rubble house is built into a steep site. It presents a low, dormered face to the road and a fuller two-storey elevation downhill, with doors on both levels, varied glazing, end stacks and a slate roof.
Its story
The house belongs to the early nineteenth century, the period in which the ferry crossing was replaced by Telford’s bridge. Community research records a tradition that it housed the earlier ferryman, or was connected with the bridge and toll arrangements; that association remains a tradition rather than a proven original function.
Why it is included
Category C listing protects a compact building whose split-level form and crossing-side setting help explain everyday life around the bridge and its predecessor ferry.
What to notice
- Two different apparent storey heights across the slope.
- Piended attic dormers on the road side.
- The close relationship between the house and historic crossing route.
Reading the surroundings
Respect the house as a private residence. Observe only from public space, avoid photographing occupants and do not enter the garden or driveway.
Timeline
- Early 19th century The house was constructed into the steep river-side slope.
- Local tradition Later memory connected it with a ferryman, bridge or toll operation.
- 1984 The building received statutory listing.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The ferryman and toll-house associations are locally recorded possibilities, not established documentary facts.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Bridge End, LB286 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Highland HER: Bridge End — Local survey, traditional ferry association and mapped setting.
Location
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