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Carron Railway Bridge, Carron River, Bainsford

A Category B Listed Building in Falkirk, Falkirk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0209 / 56°1'15"N

Longitude: -3.7977 / 3°47'51"W

OS Eastings: 288042

OS Northings: 682342

OS Grid: NS880823

Mapcode National: GBR 1J.SQSN

Mapcode Global: WH5QS.MXSP

Plus Code: 9C8R26C2+8W

Entry Name: Carron Railway Bridge, Carron River, Bainsford

Listing Name: Former Railway Bridge Across River Carron Carron Iron Works

Listing Date: 5 August 1992

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372476

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31250

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Bainsford, Carron River, Carron Railway Bridge

ID on this website: 200372476

Location: Falkirk

County: Falkirk

Town: Falkirk

Electoral Ward: Falkirk North

Traditional County: Stirlingshire

Tagged with: Railway bridge

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Description

Circa 1860, for Carron Company. 2-span segmental arched masonry bridge, with channelled bullnosed ashlar voussoirs with dressed margins, and snecked rubble spandrels and wing walls spandrels strengthened with old rails, arranged radially. Road span to N removed.

Statement of Interest

Built for internal railway to new canal basin at Bainsford, Falkirk. One of few substantial survivors from Carron Iron Works, Scotland's first major iron-smelting works. Also in Larbert Parish (item 16).

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