Spittal's Bridge, Bannockburn
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Spittal's Bridge, Bannockburn
Image: © G Laird Taken: 6 May 2017
This area has been a crossing point on the Bannock Burn for hundreds of years. Originally a shallow ford, in 1516 one of Stirling's well connected and wealthy patrons, Robert Spittal, had a bridge erected. This is now a weak bridge.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.091555
Longitude
-3.918239