Sites and Monument Record: Jinkabout Ford & Bridge (SMR 1946)
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Site history notes
The crossing of the River Avon at Jinkabout was the main access route between Falkirk and Bo'ness. Initially it took the form of a ford and in the late 17th century the people of Bo'ness petitioned parliament to be allowed to construct a bridge. After the Battle of Falkirk in January 1746 many of the fleeing Government troops were drowned here as the river was in spate. An estate map of 1810 shows a "Boat passage" near Step Mill, but no bridge. The bridge was built between the ford and the ferry and appears on the first edition OS of 1860. This was probably a timber structure, but by 1920 had been replaced by the present steel girder bridge, which appears on early postcards.
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NS 9461 7972
NS9477 7973
NS9519 7963
NS9477 7973
NS9519 7963
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