If you look at old stonework on bridges and walls, like this former railway bridge on Ford Road in the West End of Glasgow, you'll often see it's pock-marked with holes. Cont./

Do you have info on what the original bridge was used for on Ford Rd? I've always assumed it was an old railway bridge but really no idea.

These have been made deliberately and are attachment points for lifting tongs, an ancient technique which used the weight of the stone, under the force of gravity, to create the energy required to grip it. Cont./