John Rennie was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron.
Portrait of John Rennie, 1810, by Sir Henry Raeburn
Portrait on the John Rennie Memorial at Phantassie, East Linton
Dundas Aqueduct
The opening of the first Waterloo Bridge on 18 June 1817
East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne and A199 road five miles east of Haddington, with an estimated population of
1,790 in 2020.
During the 19th century the population increased from 715 inhabitants in 1831 to 1,042 by 1881. The 1961 census showed the village had a population of 1,579. The number dropped significantly at the end of the 20th century, but has subsequently risen again.
The Square, East Linton
Prestonkirk, East Linton, East Lothian
Preston Weir. The parish was formerly known as Preston-haugh or Preston-kirk.
Preston Mill