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Dave Henniker Bruntsfield & Beyond
Braidburn, Braid Hills - views
Also see Views from Braid and Blackford Hills page (may be some duplicates)
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Capelaw Court, Allermuir Court and Caerketton Court stand on the flood plain of the Braid Burn, about 1 Kilometre west of Buckstone Snab, the vantage point for this picture. | |
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This telephoto shot is from Blackford Hill. Bonaly district and country park are visible behind the Oxgangs tower blocks. The trees in the foreground are in Blackford Glen. | |
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The steep footpath leads up from Braid Road just south of its junction with Riselaw Crescent. The multi-storey flats at Oxgangs are visible in the distance on the left, standing next to Colinton Mains Park on the Braid Burn's floodplain. Craiglockhart Hill is on the right. | |
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At the north end of the park facing south towards the Pentland Hills. The Braid Burn is on the left of the footpath. |
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A kestrel hovers over Craiglockhart Hill West, where this shot was taken from. Braid Hills Hotel is at bottom right. Braid Hills Road is just visible at the left, heading east to Liberton. | |
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Braid Hills Drive is the correct name of this scenic road from Comiston Road (A702) to the top of Liberton Brae (A701). Panoramic views of the city can be seen from here. And there's going to be yet another golf course. | |
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'Rust never sleeps' is the title of an album by Neil Young, and this fence illustrates this effect. The rusty old gate shown here hasn't been in regular use for a while. The gorse alongside the road is still thriving, despite the meadow beyond being turned into a golf course. | |
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A little further east along the road, past the tree-lined Howe Dean path is this view of south east Edinburgh. At the bottom of the slope to the left is Blackford Glen Road leading to the junction with Liberton Brae. Craigmillar court and Peffermill Court stand to the left of the hill with Craigmillar Castle on top. The white tower in the centre of the Picture is Liberton Fire Station at Kirk Brae. The housing estate beyond is The Inch. | |
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Looking back to the north west. Beyond the wrecked rusty fence can be seen Blackford Hill and the Royal Observatory. The gorse-free area in front of it is Blackford Hill Quarry (Disused), filled in with rubbish and a layer of topsoil then grassed over. | |
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Nature has the capability to renew itself but man's artefacts don't, hence the fence at 45 degrees. | |
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A gate to nowhere. | |
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Another picture of the 'mad mile'. | |
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Christmas dinners on legs. At least these poor beasts are free range, if slightly muddy. The Royal Observatory is at the other side of Blackford Glen. | |
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This 15th century building has been recently renovated. You can stay here on holiday or hire the tower for conferences. | |
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The church steeple at Cluny dominates this view north, down the hill to Morningside. | |
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This and the following 10 photos were taken on a sunny day at the start of July 2011. This is an infrared view of the path up to Buckstone Snab from Braid Road just south of Braid Mount. | |
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Attractive grass gone to seed at the top of Buckstone Snab. (Views from this point on this page.) | |
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Small thistles growing beside the Bridle Path which runs from Braid Hills Golf Course clubhouse alongside Braid Hills Drive for most of its length. A honeybee and a bumblebee, I'm reliably informed. | |
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The herbicides from the adjacent golf course don't seem to have reached this field and consequently there's a nice natural appearance and a haven for wildlife. Blackford Hill is in the background. | |
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Braid Farm Road is at the western end of this meadow. One of its back gardens has several cylindrically shaped shrubs, pictured here. | |
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Showing all five cylinders. The one on the right is the odd one out. | |
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The middle three in infrared. | |
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The view east in infrared. The foliage reflects the IR light but the blue sky appears dark. Compare this with the next view in normal colour. | |
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Behind the trees the land drops away steeply down to Blackford Glen and the Hermitage of Braid. Same viewpoint as the previous infrared picture. | |
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The footpath runs beside the Braid Burn and crosses it once or twice on the way upstream towards the Hermitage building. | |
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The Hermitage of Braid photographed in infrared from the footpath. A great deal of invasive rhododendrons have been cleared from this area giving new views. |
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