Weir on the Auldhouse Burn

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Weir on the Auldhouse Burn

Image: © Alec MacKinnon Taken: 15 Jul 2013

The Auldhouse Burn tumbles over this weir before forming Rouken Glen Park's pretty waterfalls (e.g. Image). The tradition of throwing coins into wishing wells seems to have been extended to all other sorts of water attractions and one sees many coins lying on the boulders below the weir. It's amusing to compare the volume of water in this picture from the middle of July with the December view of Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.792092
Longitude
-4.316324