Dawn over Dunedin

For those that know Dunedin, it’s highly likely you’ll be familiar with the Roslyn overbridge. In fact, if you’re anywhere near the hill suburbs overlooking the city, you’ll know how important the bridge is in linking the suburb of Roslyn to the rest of the city. It’s James Kilgour who we can thank for the Dunedin suburb of Roslyn. Arriving in New Zealand in 1853, by 1860 he owned a substantial block of land in the hills above Dunedin. When his property was subdivided in 1862, creating 56-quarter of an acre sections which sold for around £115, the village of Roslyn was formed. In 1954 an overbridge was added to connect the hill communities and people have been admiring the view of Dunedin from it ever since.