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Tullibody Old Bridge, over the River Devon near Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, dates from the early 16th century. Disused after 1915, it was restored for use by walkers and cyclists in 2003. ==Sixteenth century== Clackmannanshire Council's public information board (see references) names Robert Spittal, the court tailor to James IV and a local philanthropist, as the person probably responsible for the bridge's construction. (A Robert Spittal was also tailor to Mary Queen of Scots and responsible for the Brig o'Teith over the River Teith at Doune.) Tullibody Old Bridge was built early in the 16th century, constructed of rubble with some ashlar〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conservation audit )〕 and was designed to impede the rapid transit of horse traffic.〔 The plan shows two opposed bends.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2300:35:1145185336644664::NO::P35_SELECTED_MONUMENT:630 )〕 With two main arches and three flood arches to the west, its great length (442 ft or 134.7m〔) probably reflects the difficulty in crossing the flood plain at this point. The eastern arch was demolished, by William Kirkcaldy of Grange in January 1560, to hamper French troops during the regency of Mary of Guise the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots. The French commander Henri Cleutin improvised a bridge using timbers from the roof of the nearby Tullibody Old Kirk, and carried on from Fife to Stirling.〔〔(Laing, David, ed., 'John Knox's 'History of the Reformation', Book 3,' ''The Works of John Knox'', vol. 2, Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh (1848), p. 14 )〕 A more permanent repair was made in 1560.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tullibody Old Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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