Sunday, 3 April 2011

Bridges in Spylaw Park


I took this photo on Monday as we walked through Spylaw Park, which used to be the grounds of Spylaw House, now a nice little park in Colinton, Edinburgh. The railings in the photo belong to the low level pedestrian bridge across the Water of Leith, the big stone bridge is Spylaw Bridge that runs through Colinton.



also along the Water of Leith is the beautiful St Bernard's Well, and you can see some of my photos of that over on my Over Forty Shades blog here.

As ever, red text in this post takes you to other webpages where you can find out more!

23 comments:

Andy said...

Very nice photo Crafty. You brought out the best in the bridge.

cieldequimper said...

Two bridges in one, that's great, those arches are beautiful. Happy Sunday!

eileeninmd said...

I love the style of the older stone bridge. It does look like a pretty place to walk. Have a great day!

Naquillity said...

what a wonderful stone bridge. we don't have anything that grand here. we do have some natural bridges though that were formed from the weather. maybe i'll post some photos one day. have a great day.

The Weaver of Grass said...

I keep reading about the Waters of Leith Juliet - it is such a lovely name that I am sure it is a lovely place.

Kay said...

kind of a dreamy place! Very nice.

Carver said...

I love the bridge. Looks like such a serene spot.

Glo said...

Another enjoyable walk in a park! Congratulations re your poetry on an earlier post. How exciting!

betty-NZ said...

Nice bridge. I love that it's made of stones.

Lesley said...

Those lovely tall arches provide a nice view.

Anonymous said...

Juliet, I love the stonework. The craftsmanship is amazing - the columns taper as they rise. Gorgeous.

EG CameraGirl said...

Wonderful old arches!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

I always wonder how people get to be so rich.

So it is now opened to the public?

Here we have an old farm house, Alberton, the grounds are opened to the public,

Thanks for visiting.

RG said...

How impressive!

Reader Wil said...

A few years ago I was in Edinburgh, had I known that it was so wonderful to walk outside Edinburgh, I would have been there. Though Edinburgh itself is interesting enough, of course.

Christina said...

Your country is so beautiful it almost hurts my eyes. The stone! I really love the stone.

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Juliet,

I love the photograph of the wonderful bridge and good to see some more of the lovely place where you live.


Happy week
Hugs
Carolyn

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Juliet,

I love the photograph of the wonderful bridge and good to see some more of the lovely place where you live.


Happy week
Hugs
Carolyn

Hootin Anni said...

This photo is so beautiful! What a gorgeous area.

First of the Amaryllis Blooming

none said...

Delightful!! :)

Sam Pennington said...

Wonderful photo as always, Crafty. It's always a pleasure catching up with your blog xx

Michelle May-The Raspberry Rabbits said...

How beautiful! Juliet, you take the best walks!
xx, shell

Anonymous said...

Very nice - I love the streams you have in that part of the world.