Stirling_Old_Bridge

Stirling Old Bridge

Stirling Old Bridge

Bridge in Stirling

Stirling Old Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Forth. For over 300 years it provided the lowest crossing point of the Forth and so had strategic importance.[1]

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History

The stone bridge was constructed on rubble foundations around 1500[2] and replaced earlier wooden bridges, including that on which the Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought.

The bridge originally had arches at either end and a defensive gate at the end nearer the burgh. Tolls were levied on goods being taken across the bridge.[3]: 114 

In December 1745 General Blakeney, lieutenant governor of Stirling Castle, had one of the bridge arches destroyed to hinder the movement of the Jacobite Army.[3]: 160  The destroyed arch was rebuilt in 1749.[4][5]

In May 1833 the adjacent new road bridge was opened to traffic and the Old Bridge was closed to wheeled traffic.[1][3]: 196 

The bridge was designated as a Category A Listed Building in 1965.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Old Bridge". Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. [2]
    Historic Environment Scotland. "Stirling, Old Bridge (LB41129)". Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. [3]
    Mair, Craig (1990). Stirling: The Royal Burgh. John Donald. ISBN 0859764206.
  4. [4]
    "Statement of significance: Stirling Old Bridge". Historic Environment Scotland.
  5. [5]
    Historic Environment Scotland. "Stirling, Causewayhead, Bridegehaugh Road, Old Bridge (46195)". Canmore. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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