Swilken Burn Bridge linking the 17th & 18th fairways on the Old Course at St Andrews Scotland

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The Swilken Bridge, or Swilken Burn Bridge, is a famous small stone bridge in St Andrews Links golf course, Scotland. The bridge spans the Swilken Burn between the first and eighteenth fairways on the old course, and has itself become an important icon, not only in the sport of golf, but also locally, as newly weds often have wedding day photos taken standing on the bridge. The bridge itself is extremely small; it measures about 30 feet long, eight feet wide and six feet tall, and is in the style of a simple Roman arch. Originally built at least 700 years ago to help shepherds get livestock across the stream, it has the modern photographic advantage of great backdrops on three sides

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Size: 4002px × 5000px
Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: andrews, bridge, burn, fairway, golf, hotel, st, swilcan, swilken