Haddington

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This little bridge is the Old Nungate Bridge. Now a pedestrian bridge over the River Tyne it was once a main route into the town of Haddington and was used by numerous invading armies. It is one of Scotland's oldest bridges dating from the 16th C., although a bridge has stood on this site since at least 1282. The bridge was severely damaged during the Siege of Haddington in 1548 and it is likely that the current bridge was constructed shortly thereafter. The bridge consists of three red sandstone arches and the masons marks on several of the blocks suggest that much of the stone came from the ruined sections of St. Mary's Church.