Although the channel itself dates from the 1890s, work was carried out on this section of it in the 1970s; the gabions (rocks enclosed in wire mesh) date from that period. The photograph was taken from beside a wooden NS4276 : Footbridge over the Overtoun Burn. Traces of the original channel can be seen under that bridge; see also NS4276 : The channel of the Overtoun Burn, a little to the north.