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Photo Sorn Castle

Photo Eric Roxburgh

Left: Perhaps more associated with Mauchline, but curiously this image titles the viaduct as Sorn Castle.
Right: A coloured view of the well known bridge. In the high res version, a fisherman is seen below the centre of the arch.

VIEW MORE BALLOCHMYLE BRIDGE IMAGES IN THE MAUCHLINE HI RES PLATES

 


Photo - Library and Information sce, EAC

Photo Terry Harrison

 

Photo - Billy Harrison

Photo - Library and Info sce, EAC

A black and white print of the painting of the bridge under construction. Some details from the back of the image....

Engineers: Grainger and Miller Edinburgh
Preliminary work started March 1846
Foundation stone laid 5th Sept 1846
Last stone laid 12th March 1848
Arch rings made from stone brought from Dundee by rail
Largest masonry span in the world


Photo - Library and Information sce, EAC

Photo - Library and Information sce, EAC

 


Photo - Library and Information sce, EAC

Photo - Library and Information sce, EAC

There was a scene of the 'Big Brig' in the new movie, Mission Impossible, where the train was seen leaving London, and suddenly going over the brig. The view was complete with Catrine and Blacksidend hill in the background.

 

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