The Bend in the Road

When I was a kid I was fascinated by roads and where they might go to (and railway lines too). They had the power to go everywhere, but you didn't always know where. Bends in roads and railway lines were especially fascinating - what would you see if you went round that corner...?

The road, by the way, runs up to Swanston village on the southern edge of Edinburgh. As far as I can see the village is permanently in the shade of the Pentlands at this time of year. Cold...