2021

NT1374 : Bridge over Cycle Path near Kirkliston

taken 3 years ago, near to Kirkliston, Edinburgh, Scotland

Bridge over Cycle Path near Kirkliston
Bridge over Cycle Path near Kirkliston
This cycle path, heavily used by both cyclists and walkers, follows the route of an old railway line that used to serve Kirkliston station, and the fairly recently demolished distillery in the village. Kirkliston train station was shut surprisingly early, in 1930, but the line was still in use for freight until the 1960s. Piecing things together from old OS maps it looks as though Kirkliston was the only place exclusively served by this line - it passed through Dalmeny to the North, and Ratho Station (which no longer has a station either!) to the South, but at both these places it joined up with other lines that also served the two stations.
The bridge would have been for access into the fields. Steps lead down to the path from the bridge just left of camera.

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Geographical Context: Paths Sport, Leisure Railways Derelict, Disused Primary Subject: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Old Railway [5] · Cycle Path [3] · Cycle Route [2] ·
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NT1374, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Dodds   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 30 January, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 1 February, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 131 748 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.4997N 3:23.6062W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 131 748
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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