Three dressed-sandstone arches carry an eighteenth-century crossing through the river landscape below the Hills of Dunipace.
Quick facts
- Date
- Eighteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Designer not recorded
- Type
- Three-arch dressed-sandstone bridge
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB3959)
- OS grid reference
- NS 83472 81640
Architecture and continuing use
The bridge uses three masonry arches and substantial dressed-stone construction. Its repeated spans and low parapets express an older road-engineering scale while linking the river corridor with the nearby motte and burial landscape.
Its story
The crossing was constructed in the eighteenth century as roads through Dunipace improved. It survived later changes in traffic and engineering, leaving a compact masonry structure within a corridor now shaped by modern routes.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises durable Georgian civil engineering and the bridge’s contribution to an unusually dense historic landscape around the Carron.
What to notice
- Three arches stepping across the channel.
- Dressed sandstone defining the arch rings and faces.
- Close topographical relationship with the Hills of Dunipace.
Reading the surroundings
Use only marked public carriageway or pavement space. Do not stop in traffic, climb parapets or descend to the water without a recognised path, and keep clear during flooding or maintenance.
Timeline
- Eighteenth century A three-span stone crossing improved movement through Dunipace.
- 1979 The bridge entered the statutory list at Category B.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation is brief and does not identify an engineer, exact construction year or permanent traffic arrangement.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Dunipace Bridge, LB3959 — Current designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB3959 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
- Visit Falkirk: Denny path network — Public path and wider landscape context; current signs still take precedence.
Location
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