Suspension footbridge on the Eglingham... © Leanmeanmo cc-by-sa/2.0

2006

NU1019 : Suspension footbridge on the Eglingham Burn

Suspension footbridge on the Eglingham Burn

Known locally as the Swinging Bridge. Interesting construction, marked on the 1861 OS map.

Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Uplands Paths Rivers, Streams, Drainage Woodland, Forest Primary Subject: Bridge

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Eglingham Burn [11] · Suspension Footbridge on the Eglingham Burn [3] · Mark [2] Title Clusters: · Suspension footbridge on the Eglingham Burn [3] ·

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Grid Square: NU1019, 83 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Leanmeanmo (more nearby)
Date Taken: Wednesday, 28 June, 2006 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 16 September, 2024
Subject Location: OSGB36: NU 1013 1991 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:28.3748N 1:50.4786W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NU 1013 1991
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)

Image Type (about): geograph

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NU1019 : The Lodge, Eglingham Hall Eglingham Hall was for 400yrs the home of the Ogle family.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eglingham_Hall . Samuel Ogle (1694-1752) served in the British Army cavalry in North America, and was appointed Governor of Maryland. He began a stud-farm at Belair, and introduced British-style horse racing there. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ogle .

Posted by Stan on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 (1 comment)