Archaeology Notes

Event ID 755241

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/755241

NS87NE 31.02 87773 79235

This bridge, c.500m W of Falkirk High station,carries a track over the Union Canal (built 1818-22, designer Hugh Baird). See Hutton for early 1900s photographs. A description of a typical bridge is given on NS97NW 61.02, q.v.)

(Undated) information in NMRS.

This bridge is the most photographed on the canal. Formerly boats were available for hire at this point.

G Hutton 1993.

This bridge is also known as Walker's Bridge and is the last on the canal.

H Brown 1997.

This bridge carries a minor road or track over the canal on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Stirlingshire 1864, sheet xxx) and on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Stirlingshire 1899, sheet xxx NE). On the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map and on the OS Basic Scale digital map (2000) the bridge is carrying a track.

Information from RCAHMS (MD) 3 May 2001.