Moray Moments: Craigellachie Bridge
Hazel Thomson from Elgin has sent in this photo of the bridge while it's still bathed in autumnal colours.
The oldest surviving iron bridge in Scotland, it was built between 1812-1815 at a cost of £8200 – just £200 more than the original estimate.
Thomas Telford was the man behind its design.
Raised in poverty, he started as an apprentice stonemason at the age of 14 and went on to become, arguably, the country's finest ever civil engineer.
Telford had to allow for the sudden periods of violent flooding to which the River Spey is prone.
He therefore created a single span bridge with a 150ft arch, using cast iron to create a lightweight frame of interlinking braces.
These sections were manufactured in Wales, transported by sea to the Moray Firth, then brought by horse-drawn wagons to Craigellachie.
