Old Photographs Of North Kessock Black Isle Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of North Kessock, Scottish Gaelic: Ceasag a Tuath or Aiseag Cheasaig, a village on the Black Isle north of Inverness. North Kessock probably existed as early as 1437, when the Dominican monastery in Inverness was granted a charter to operate a ferry to the Black Isle. This was on the pilgrim route north to St Duthac Church in Tain. The Kessock Ferry connected North and South Kessock until 1982, when the Kessock Bridge was completed and opened. The Kessock Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Beauly Firth, an inlet of the Moray Firth, between the village of North Kessock and the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Prior to 1982, travellers north of Inverness had the choice of the Kessock Ferry or a journey via Beauly. Construction on the bridge began in 1976, with completion and opening in 1982. North Kessock is a famous spot for watching bottlenose dolphins,.

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