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Eglinton Tournament Bridge (1845) , Irvine , Scotland

Named after the Tournament of 1839 , the bridge crosses the Lugton Water on the estate of Eglinton Castle .

The Tournament was a reenactment of a Medieval Joust which attracted over 40 Knights in full armour and a crowd of 100,000 spectators including Prince Louis Napoleon and Georgiana The Duchess of Somerset .

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