NS3977 : Footbridge on Cycle Route
taken 13 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Great Britain

A little further along the cycle path, there is another wooden footbridge (NS3977 : Footbridge on Cycle Route), which is similar to the one shown here (and which was also replaced at the same time). After that, the route passes under a blue bridge (visible in the background), by means of which the dual carriageway crosses the River Leven.
The land of Pillanflatt lay between Dalquhurn and Mains of Cardross, and is mentioned in medieval records in connection with the Cardross residence of King Robert the Bruce. See a Geograph article — Link — for the precise location of Pillanflatt's farm buildings. See Link
for an annotated satellite view, showing features that are depicted on the 1:10560 OS maps from 1864 to 1938, in relation to the present-day landscape. A path that runs along the northern edge of the meadow here is known locally as the Howgate: Link
The Lochs and Glens (North) route covers 214 miles from Inverness to Glasgow. The Lochs and Glens (South) covers 193 miles from Glasgow to Carlisle via the Ayrshire coast, Kirkcudbright and Dumfries. It continues east as the Coast to Coast C2C route to Sunderland.
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- NS3977, 336 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Lairich Rig (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 10 August, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 19 August, 2009
- Geographical Context
- Category
- Footbridge (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 3923 7720 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:57.6494N 4:34.6195W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
NS 3922 7721
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)



