The gates across Linlathen Bridge should be gone soon.
Linlathen Estate owner Hugh Niven has vowed to have the historic bridge on his land north of Broughty Ferry reopened after it was blocked for the movement of cattle.
The oldest surviving iron bridge in Scotland, with a history dating back to 1796, was closed on Tuesday to the disappointment of walkers visiting the scenic area on the banks of the Dighty Burn.
Mr Niven said it was shut to prevent cattle, which were being moved past it, from straying across to the other side. The barriers should have been taken away after the cattle were moved but this did not happen.
He pledged that they would be taken away. The council regard the bridge as a right of way. This is disputed by Mr Niven although he presented it to the council and he stressed the public are welcome to use it.
The bridge, restored after a £400,000 investment, won a commendation in the 2012 Saltire Awards for civil engineering.
