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drochaid na saobhaidhe

not far from my planned 2013 or 2014 route i read :

drochaid na saobhaidhe : natural bridge
NN368 918

its on the other side on river Roy and no bridge close, so i am wondering about modifying my itinerary.

unless i mispelled it i found no info/photos on g**gle, is the sight worth the trouble ?

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Check it out on 'Geograph' it is a well used path!

Re: drochaid na saobhaidhe

look on Geograph for nn 36 91. there are a few images there. The building at Brunachan is a bothy, though not MBA maintained. The path near it has natural garnets embedded in the exposed rock.

Re: drochaid na saobhaidhe

i didnt knew about this website and its a goldmine.
thanks much for the information !

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Drochaid na Saobhaidhe means Fox Den Bridge, so you may well come across a few in those parts! It's a great place for a den, facing west.

Re: drochaid na saobhaidhe

Frederic

On the OS list of Gaelic names Drochaid na Saobhaidhe means 'Bridge of the Animal Den'.

Re: drochaid na saobhaidhe

Ho! It's a - possibly lazy - mis-translation! Soaobhaidhe specifically refers to a fox's den. For what it's worth I'd translate the feature a tad to the NNE as The Grey Thicket. Right, am going back into my own den for a pedantic mutter. Most snow gone here in The Borders. Am counting the daze.

Re: drochaid na saobhaidhe

Frederic, the "bridge"you refer to at NN368918 is passable on foot with care.
But natural formed by a large rock over the gully. There is if you prefer a perfectly good steel bridge up at the Dog Falls NN371898. Much like the steel bridge over the waterfall in Glen Feshie. Cheers.