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Due to essential maintenance the WEST Footpath/Cycleway is CLOSED except during weekends, please use the EAST Footpath/Cycleway.

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Forth Bridges Trail

Battery Road Car Park

Trail stop

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GPS 56.007937, -3.392675

Stranger than Fiction

From here you can see The Briggers Memorial which lists the names, ages and occupations of the 73 men killed during the construction of the Forth Bridge. You can read more about The Briggers Memorial around the base of the memorial.

The Briggers worked in hazardous conditions. The "Forth Bridge Accident Book" was donated to Queensferry Museum in 2018. Collections staff at the City of Edinburgh Museums & Galleries approached a group of Queensferry local historians (also known as The Briggers) to analyse and compare it with existing documents.

As one of the only surviving operational documents from the early construction period, the book offers an astonishing insight into the dangers faced by the men and boys - and how they were treated.

The entries can be gruesome. William Hawkins was crushed by the Tamar barge. His leg was completely smashed above ankle and had to be amputated at the knee. He was “removed to Infirmary Edinr. by Ambulance”. Hawkins survived and was paid until he was able to come back to work. He was “presented with an artificial leg & also a gratuity of £10 on leaving Infirmary, conditionally on his raising no action against” Tancred Arrol & Company, the main Forth Bridge construction contractor.

The book is available to view online as part of Capital Collections - the image library for the collections of Edinburgh Libraries and Museums and Galleries, and The Briggers continue to research its contents.

 

Where Next on the Trail?

Depending on which route you are walking, the next stops are:
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Battery Road

North Queensferry

Learn about The Briggers

Location References

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GPS 56.007883,-3.392916

Battery Road Trail Stop >

Battery Point Picnic Area

North Queensferry

Look out to the islands.

Location References

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GPS 56.006455, -3.390746

Battery Point Picnic Area Trail Stop >
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See all Trail Stops >
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Trail Map

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Forth Bridges Trail Maps

For North & South Queensferry

You can also use ///what3words to guide you to the trail signs. The ///what3words reference is given on each trail stop page. 

Forth Bridges Trail Map