Winter Snow Road Trip Drive From Newburgh To Visit Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of a Winter snow road trip drive West on the A913 road, with Scottish music, from Newburgh, in North Fife, through Abernethy and Aberargie, to the small roundabout and then North on the A912 road to and through Bridge of Earn to Bridgend on visit to Perth, Perthshire. Bridgend was connected to the City of Perth in 1617 by a bridge built by John Mylne, during the reign of King James VI. By 1621 the bridge had been swept away by severe flooding and it would be 150 years before a replacement was completed. Without a bridge to cross the river, the area around Commercial Street and what is now Bridgend became home to ferrymen and others who relied on the river to earn their living. It was a busy ferry crossing point, the Statistical Account of Scotland of 1791-1799 notes that around thirty boats and as many ferrymen operated the crossing. Not deemed the most salubrious place to live, the Account also points out that: “ Before the new bridge was built, Perth Bridge of 1771, Bridgend was a poor paltry village…” Early expansion concentrated along Commercial Street and Main Street to the north. By the end of the eighteenth century, the size and status of the area had increased appreciably. By the end of the nineteenth century, it was decided that to relieve traffic pressure, a second crossing over the Tay was required. In 1900, the Victoria Bridge was opened, and replaced by the Queen’s Bridge in 1960. A house at Bowerswell in Bridgend was purchased by George Gray in the early 19th century from the father of John Ruskin, the distinguished art critic. Gray replaced this with the house in 1847 and here his daughter Euphemia, known as Effie, married John Ruskin in the drawing room in 1848. This marriage was later annulled and Effie married the artist John Everett Millais. During the coronavirus pandemic I have been a volunteer driver doing some shopping etc; for elderly Scots. From Tuesday 5 January, mainland Scotland moved from Level 4 to a temporary Lockdown. Fresh snow is expected to hit Scotland with the weather forecast anticipating as much as 15cm to fall over a 24 hour period. Stirling, the Highlands, Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire and Glasgow are among the place to potentially see the worst of the conditions. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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