Kinbuck Bridge
Bridge
56°13′32″N 3°57′04″W / 56.225602°N 3.951192°W / 56.225602; -3.951192Kinbuck Bridge or Bridge of Kinbuck is a category B listed structure in the hamlet of Kinbuck in Stirling.
History
The present structure is dated 1752.[1]
In 1715, after resting for the night in Kinbuck, 6,000 Jacobite troops crossed Kinbuck bridge over the River Allan on their way to fight the Hanoverians at the Battle of Sherrifmuir.[2]
Design
It has two spans, and the central cutwater is protected by a concrete island.[1] The weight limit on the bridge is 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons).[3]
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56°13′32″N 3°57′04″W / 56.2256°N 3.9512°W / 56.2256; -3.9512