Could a ‘Kincardine Triangle’ help make tourists appear?

Area between bridges could help transform village, report says

Developing the “Kincardine Triangle” has been put forward as a way of attracting tourists to the area.

Unlike the Bermuda Triangle, which famously made people disappear, it is hoped visitors will flock to the triangular area between the Kincardine and Clackmannanshire bridges if it is transformed into a tourist destination.

The two bridges form the triangle as they are three miles apart on the north side but come together at virtually the same point in the south.

A £40,000 plan has been developed to help the village in the wake of last year’s devastating closure of Longannet Power Station.

However, a report says Kincardine is now on the verge of a “fantastic” transformation.

The proposals emerged from a fourday Go-Forth Kincardine event, organised by the Coalfields Regeneration Trust with the backing of the Scottish Government and Fife Council. Around 200 local people joined a team of architects, planners, artists and traffic consultants.

The action plan says: “Kincardine’s waterfront is a fantastic opportunity for significant positive change.

“It can be a destination as well as a route linking other places, with attractions of its own, including its archaeology, nature and boat activity and its great views of the bridges and the Forth Valley.”

The documents suggests a “quick win” by creating a three-mile Kincardine Triangle walkway loop between the northern ends of the bridges, with improved access across the former power station railway line.

The report also suggests extending the Fife Coastal Path through the green and into the centre of the village and downgrading the trunk road status of the northern approach road to make it more pedestrian-friendly.

There are also proposals to remove buses from the village centre and realign the main junction with the Northern Approach Road and the A977, which locals describe as a nightmare.

Nearby Devilla Forest could also be developed as an attraction.

Kincardine resident Janice McLauchlin said: “I now feel more excited for the village than at any time in the last 30-odd years I’ve lived here.”

Kincardine’s waterfront is a fantastic opportunity for significant positive change.

Picture: PA. The closure of Longannet Power Station last year took jobs away from the Kincardine area but a report says developing the waterfront could revitalise the village.