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Kinbuck Bridge

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Coordinates
  
56.225602, -3.951192

Crosses
  
Allan Water

No. of spans
  
Two

Carries
  
B8033 public road

Material
  
Stone

Body of water
  
Allan Water

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Kinbuck Bridge or Bridge of Kinbuck is a category B listed structure in the hamlet of Kinbuck in Stirling.

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History

The present structure is dated 1752.

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.

Design

It has two spans, and the central cutwater is protected by a concrete island. The weight limit on the bridge is 10 tonnes (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons).

References

Kinbuck Bridge Wikipedia