Anger over green light for traffic lights on Argyll’s ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’

Clachan Bridge, a 233-year-old crossing on the Argyll coast, has been known as the 'Bridge over the Atlantic' since the early 19th century. Photograph: Carlton Reid

Traffic lights are to be installed beside the scenic Clachan Bridge on Scotland’s wild Argyll coast despite fears it will be a “desecration” of a nationally-significant heritage site.

Known since the early 19th century as the “Bridge over the Atlantic”, the 233-year-old crossing from the mainland to the Isle of Seil attracts visitors eager to boast of their trans-oceanic journey, but there are concerns motorists on green will soon act aggressively towards pedestrians on what is a much-photographed landmark.