River Tweed at Coldstream:-

From same vantage point but looking towards the bridge at the border with England:-

I have featured Coldstream War Memorial before, a cenotaph inset into a wall, but this is a better photo:-

This time I took a close-up of the dedications and names:-

The bridge near Damien Hirst’s “Virgin Mother” at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, which I mentioned here, is called Dam Head Bridge. It spans the River Dearne:-

In the background here (right middle) is part of Bretton Lakes. Exhibits are scattered round the Park on either side of the Lakes:-

Cascade of River Dearne by Dam Head Bridge:-

View from farther end of Bretton Lakes:-

A bridge at this end of the Lakes is called Cascade Bridge – for obvious reasons:-

The Cut Bridge spans the River Dearne behind and to the right of here. It is one of Yorkshire’s last remaining cast iron bridges. Some parts are due for restoration after an Arts Council England mediated Government grant:-

There are several Damien Hirst pieces at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

“Virgin Mother” here seen beyond a lovely bridge over the River Dearne:-

“Virgin Mother” is a giant anatomical model (such as the ones I once used to demonstrate to pupils when teaching the Biology aspect of the First Year Science course – though the school’s model did not display pregnancy):-

“Virgin Mother” in panoramic view (Bretton Lakes, part of the Park, in background):-

“The Hat Misses the Man” for some reason reminded me of 1960s children’s cartoons on TV:-

“Charity” deliberately recalls the charity boxes which used to stand outside High Street shops:-

The hotel we stayed at on our trip north last April was by Torbreck, Inverness.

There was an avenue of trees leading off the road that led (eventueally) to Loch Ness:-

And a nice wee burn with a bridge over it close by:-

The burn from the bridge:-

Pitlochry Festival Theatre from across River Tummel:-

Footbridge just to south of above:-

Approach to footbridge:-

Footway:-

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, River Tummel, Pitlochry Dam, (theatre to left background):-

River Tummel with Pitlochry Dam in distance:-

While walking through Braemar after visiting the showground I spotted this (kit-built?) car:-

The bridge in the photo immediately above is over the Clunie Water. Videos below:-

The village of Crathie lies just by Balmoral Estate which is separated from Crathie car park by a bridge over the River Dee designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I couldn’t get to a vantage point to photograph the bridge itself but it has fine views of the River Dee.

Looking west:-

Looking east:-

Crathie Kirk – which is where the royal family attend church when at Balmoral:-

Church door:-

Stone by Crathie Kirk’s Door. Preserved from a former Church at Crathie:-

Side of kirk:-

Bridge Street, Ballater, showing War Memorial:-

Ballater, Bridge Street looking towards bridge. The shop on the corner sold very good ice cream:-

Unfortunately I didn’t get to a vantage point to see the bridge itself but I was able to photograph the River Dee from the bridge. Looking east:-

Opposite view, looking west:-

Arbirlot is a village in Angus, about two miles west of Arbroath. We stopped there on a trip north as we had read about the scenic waterfall on the burn there, the Elliot Water:-

The waterfall lies just below the road bridge over the burn:-

We weren’t the only ones there. A couple of people had picked their way across the burn and a family was having a good time by the waterside:-

I made two videos of the waterfall:-

From Alyth we started driving back south homewards. The route took us through Blairgowrie which is so adjoined with the neigbouring Rattray they go under the one banner.

The River Ericht runs through the two towns and seems to be the border between them according to the caption on the photo here.

The north side of the river has a weir:-

Looking south from the bridge:-

There seems too to be a fish ladder under the bridge:-