Kinbuck 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kinbuck Bridge". rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, John Leonard (2002). The Jacobite wars: Scotland and the military campaigns of 1715 and 1745. Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 978-1-902930-29-9.
  3. ^ "Chapter 7: Construction Issues" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2014.

56°13′32″N 3°57′04″W / 56.2256°N 3.9512°W / 56.2256; -3.9512

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinbuck_Bridge
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