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In April this year, the author, Stirling Council’s archaeologist, conducted an archaeological watching brief on works associated with a new lighting system at Stirling Old Bridge. The works, which spanned a week, identified potential remains of the medieval bridge mill which may have 12th-century origins, and the remains of Scotland’s last surviving bridge gate.
Stirling Old Bridge is perhaps the