A Bridge Too Far

Our original plan for todays walk was to do a route in Hawick but the forecast for this morning was bad so we postponed it until 12.30pm and instead opted for the Bridges of Langholm. Unfortunately due to various other commitments we could only do 10 of the bridges and the bridges at Becks, Auld Stane and Skippers were not done.  

The Duchess Bridge which is the oldest cast iron bridge in Scotland

The High Mill Bridge built in 1821 

The Rugby Club bridge built by the Royal Engineers in 1985

This bridge at Whitshiels is disputed but it goes over the Whitshiels Burn so should be included as a genuine Langholm Bridge.

The Sawmill bridge recently renovated after a tree fell on it during a storm

The Jubilee bridge and somehow Tom has acquired two dogs 

The main Langholm bridge built in 1776

The Suspension bridge originally called the Boatford bridge which collapsed with the weight of people on it when it was opened in 1871

The Parish Kirk bridge and by now only Tom wants his photograph taken 

The final bridge of our walk is the Park Bridge from where we headed to Ardlui for coffee and biscuits in the garden