2019

NT6877 : Brown Bear near Dunbar - detail

taken 5 years ago, near to Broxburn, East Lothian, Scotland

Brown Bear near Dunbar - detail
Brown Bear near Dunbar - detail
A 5m steel sculpture of a bear in tribute to conservationist John Muir, who was born in Dunbar in 1838, was unveiled there on 19 November 2019. The bear is symbolic of his travels through America's wild places, and he played a key role in the development of America's national parks, and the development of the conservation movement generally. LinkExternal link.
It is currently not very accessible. Viewable from the A1, from where this photo was taken, but it is about 200m from a layby. Pedestrian access, still a work in progress, is from Spott Road [Asda car park?], and there is no signage.
I expected it to be silvery, like many of Andy Scott's other works, but of course it is a bear, so it is brown.




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Geographical Context: Lowlands Public buildings and spaces People, Events Person: Andy Scott John Muir Place: East Lothian Near: Dunbar Primary Subject: Sculpture other tags: Public Art Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · A1 at Dunbar [22] · Spott Road [22] · Asda [12] · Born in Dunbar [7] ·
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NT6877, 151 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 29 November, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 29 November, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 6845 7739 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.3060N 2:30.4371W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 6846 7733
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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