I mentioned here the works towards replacing the old bridge over the Back Burn at the eighteenth green of Balbirnie Golf Course.

Those works were completed some time ago. I finally got round to photographing the new one in March (and to posting those photos now):-

In the background of the photo above you can see the remaining old bridge at the other side of the fairway.

Old bridge from new bridge:-

Old bridge from other side of golf course. New bridge in background:-

In March we were wandering down the Back Burn quite near to our house and I spotted a small bridge which I had previously never noticed. Mind you it was almost totally concealed by greenery and in summer it will be much more so.

View of burn from bridge:-

Other side of bridge:-

A bit downstream there is this sluice gate which I may have posted before (but it’s not evident on a quick search):-

The old Balbirnie Estate had some extensive grounds. About half of these were converted to a golf course. The rest makes up what is now Balbirnie Park.

The back burn runs from the upper part of the former estate – now sold off for housing – between the golf course’s 18^th fairway and green before wending through the wooded area of the Park.

There are some exposed tree roots on the burn’s banks in the upper estate:-

Part of the burn is very shaded:-

We often take a walk through the woods and beside the burn. There are three wooden bridges over the burn after it passes the golf course. This is one of them:-

Close-up. (The wooden superstructure on this has recently been replaced):-

The burn:-