2005

NT2939 : Not such a twee bridge across the Tweed

taken 18 years ago, near to Cardrona, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Not such a twee bridge across the Tweed
Not such a twee bridge across the Tweed
After the Peebles to Galashiels railway closed in 1962, a local landowner purchased a stretch of the trackbed including Cardrona Station, which he used as a hay store, and this bridge across the River Tweed as an access between his fields either side of the river. A couple of decades later, planning permission was obtained for the present hotel, golf course and new village. The station was refurbished as a cafe and village shop and the river bridge continued as an access between two halves of the golf course. It seems ironic that the bridge once carried heavy trains but rather lighter cars had to keep 20 metres apart. More recently the bridge has also become a formal part of the Peebles to Innerleithen cycleway

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Golf Course [22] · Hotel and Golf Course [14] · River Tweed [11] ·
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Photographer
A-M-Jervis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 22 October, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 2 December, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2988 3906 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:38.4008N 3:6.9312W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 2982 3905
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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