Scotfact:
- The oldest living tree in Britain is the yew that grows outside the church in the Perthshire village of Fortingall. It is estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old.
- The Forth Rail Bridge was one of the greatest achievements of 19th century engineers. Sir John Fowler and Benjamin Baker’s construction of three diamond-shaped steel towers took place between December 1882 and January 1890. The last rivet was ceremoniously driven home by the Prince of Wales on 4 March 1890.The bridge stretches 1.5 miles across the River Forth estuary, nine miles west of Edinburgh.
At its highest point it is 361 feet above the water. 55,000 tons of steel, 640,000 cubic feet of Aberdeen granite, 8 million rivets and 145 acres of paint form its construction.
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