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History
Crossing a gorge of the River Don in Old Aberdeen, the Auld Brig o' Balgownie is one of the oldest bridges in Britain, erected c.1290 on the instructions of either Bishop Cheyne or Robert the Bruce. It has a single Gothic arch of 20.5m (67 feet) span and stands 10.5m (34 feet) above a deep salmon pool which was mentioned by Byron in Don Juan. In 1605 Sir Alexander Hay left lands with a yearly income to keep the Auld Brig in good repair. It was from this fund that the new Bridge of Don was built in 1825.
Location
Brig o' Balgownie,
Bridge of Don,
Aberdeen,
AB23 8JQ.
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Stone
Masonry
Laing Traditional
Masonry were commissioned in July 2006 to restore the lime pointing
to the Brig o' Balgownie in Old Aberdeen.
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scaffolding
from North East bank |
underneath
arch |
removal
of old cement mortar |
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