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THE UPSIDE, doon brig.

the laurie bridge, named after prominent townsman walter laurie, who left a bequest for this bridge to be built, linking the spetchmans haugh-to wilton lodge park. also known as the humpy-bakit brig-by some of the locals. built in 1924 and opened december 3rd the same year by HRH the prince of wales. it bridges the river teviot, at the spetchmans pool, a few yards upstream from the cobble cauld. quite a few salmon and sea trout were lying in this pool, on the morning the photograph was taken. the trees are mostly limes and beech. in wilton lodge park, on a crisp-colourful autumn morning. hawick, scottish borders, scotland. view large

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Uploaded on October 16, 2009
Taken on October 16, 2009