Heritage Forum in Stirling on 19 Oct

8/10/2013

For the last couple of years, Forth Naturalist and Historian have organised Wildlife Forums, bringing together a wide range of local groups working on the natural environment.

This year there is to be a Heritage Forum, bringing together groups interested in history, archaeology and other related issues. A wide attendance from groups across Central Scotland (Stirling, Clacks and Falkirk areas) is promised. Each group will have a stall. It is a chance to find out what others are doing and to see what is on offer. The event will be at the Smith Museum, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling and the doors open at 10am.

Stirling Local History Society will be there. We will have the website running 'live', the Stirling graveyards and gravestones booklet will be available, a chance to join or to find out more. And we are looking forward to meeting members of other groups and societies.

The event is FREE and you can just turn up - though please do not bring a stall unless you have made arrangements in advance! Find out what is going on which group most appeals to you or investigate if your group could benefit by working with others.

diane marshall

11/11/2013 04:15:06

Both myself, the children and another college have been researching for our nursery at Fallin today we have discovered an old bridge whilst out walking could this be Bennie's bridge!! that you have been discussing in an earlier blog. There is a date on the flag stone saying 1764. The children and educators would be very interested in finding more about our discovery today. I have been looking into Drove roads could this possible have been a drove road we would love someone to get back in contact with us.

John G Harrison

11/11/2013 05:25:51

As the enquirer has noted, we have had a previous enquiry about Benny's Bridge. It looks as though that is what you have found. There was an earlier bridge, in this area, with the same name but not quite at the same site as the road was diverted to be further away from the mansion house at Polmaise.

You can find what we said about it by going to the relevant blog post at http://www.stirling-lhs.org/1/post/2012/10/from-stirling-via-fallin-to-edinburgh.html - or just by using the site's search function and looking for Fallin.

Stirling Council Archives have some estate plans which show the area at different dates - they might not be quite appropriate for nursery children, though!

Cattle might be driven along any road, in the past, but this was not the major route for cattle from Stirling to Falkirk.

Hope that helps

John
SLHS

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