Latest Scottish Adventure #10
View towards Dundee and the Tay road bridge from the Fife side.

Having climbed (ok it was by car Alex) the Law the first view to grab your attention is that of the rail bridge and the stumps of its ill-fated predecessor that collapsed in 1879 and which was immortalised by William McGonagall in his inimitable verse. http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/...pgdisaster.htm

Looking westwards from the Law. There is an observatory upon that other hill, or at least there used to be.

Looking down towards the city centre and the Tay road bridge which was opened in 1966 and which is now undergoing refurbishment. Prior to this it was either a ferry or a 70 miles detour via Perth.

The city centre and the masts and Captain Scott's Discovery. The ship was for many years moored on the Thames at the Victoria Embankment in London but returned to Dundee (where it was built) in 1986. Dundee now markets itself as the City of Discovery, a clever play on words no doubt.

Looking westwards the Fife and Angus shores of the Tay can be seen.

Looking westwards on the Angus side the castle at Broughty Ferry can be seen. The "Ferry" (a ferry used to convey rail passengers from Tayport in Fife to there until the ill-fated bridge opened) is considered to be the "Posh" part of Dundee and was once considered to be the "richest square mile in Europe" as the Jute barons liked to live there.

The War Memorial atop the Law, in memory of Dundee men who fought in World War I.

More to come!
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Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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