Maryburgh Past Industries
Attribution: S. Fraser (Maryburgh Primary School March 2015)
Brick and Tile Works
On a later map, dated 1847, a brick and tile works is shown as being in production on a site immediately below the old road bridge at the north-east end of the village and probably continued in operation to a much later date. In fact, the modernisation of some old properties in Maryburgh has revealed the use of MARYBURGH BRICKS.
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A835
Prior to the opening of the Kessock Bridge, a new road, the A835, was built. From a roundabout at the east end of Maryburgh this continues across the Black Isle to Tore roundabout where it joins the dual carriageway leading to Kessock Bridge.
The plaque on the Maryburgh side of the rail bridge commemorates the opening of the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway on 11 June 1862
The plaque on the Maryburgh side of the rail bridge commemorates the opening of the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway on 11 June 1862. It lists the directors of the company, the civil engineer and the contractor. [Photo courtesy of Douglas Chisholm.]
The frozen River Conon in the early part of the 20th century
The frozen River Conon in the early part of the 20th century showing the rail bridge and the road bridge in the background. [Photo: RCHS]



