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__NOTOC__
These '''two bridges''' cross the [[Mill Burn]] each end of the pond near the [[East Lodge]] of the Falkland designed landscape. One of them carries the path leading up to the [[Memorial Chapel]]. The other is not really a bridge but exists as two separate ornamental arches either side of the [[East Lodge]].
==Listings==
{| class=wikitable
! colspan=3 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31351 HES record for LB31351]</ref>
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| '''Reference:''' LB31351
! colspan=2 | HES listing details<ref>[http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB31351 HES record for LB31351]</ref>
| '''Date:''' 12/01/1971
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| '''Category:''' B
| '''Category''' || B
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| '''Reference / Date''' || LB31351 / 12/01/1971  
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| colspan=3 | '''Address/Site Name'''
| '''Address/Site Name''' || House of Falkland Estate, fishpond bridges and casca
House of Falkland Estate, fishpond bridges and cascade
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| colspan=3 | '''Description'''
| colspan=2 | '''Description:'''
1897. Pair of small, semi-circular-arched ornamental bridges with concave, open balustrades and circular terminal piers with conical caps; forming inlet and outlet to fishpond and situated close to East Lodge. Random rubble to arch, spandrels and walls; stone ashlar to parapets. Parapets with decorative urn balusters and square-plan piers. Bridge to E with single parapet. Semi-circular rubble cascade to E.
1897. Pair of small, semi-circular-arched ornamental bridges with concave, open balustrades and circular terminal piers with conical caps; forming inlet and outlet to fishpond and situated close to East Lodge. Random rubble to arch, spandrels and walls; stone ashlar to parapets. Parapets with decorative urn balusters and square-plan piers. Bridge to E with single parapet. Semi-circular rubble cascade to E.
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| colspan=3 | '''Statement of special interest'''
| colspan=2| '''Statement of special interest:'''
These distinctive, ornamental bridges sit next to the East Lodge (see separate listing) at the entrance to House of Falkland Estate and are a critical part of the entrance approach to the Estate. [...]
These distinctive, ornamental bridges sit next to the East Lodge (see separate listing) at the entrance to House of Falkland Estate and are a critical part of the entrance approach to the Estate. [...]  
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! colspan=2 | 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]].</ref>
! 1963 listing details<ref>[[List of buildings, 1963]].</ref>
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| '''Number:''' 74
| '''Number:''' || 74
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| '''Address/Site Name'''
| '''Address/Site Name''' || House of Falkland – Fish Pond  
House of Falkland – Fish Pond
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Late 19th Century: two small ornamental bridges: semi-circular arches: open balustrade
Late 19th Century: two small ornamental bridges: semi-circular arches: open balustrade  
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These '''two bridges''' cross the [[Mill Burn]] each end of the pond near the [[East Lodge]] of the Falkland designed landscape. One of them carries the path leading up to the [[Memorial Chapel]]. The other is not really a bridge but exists as two separate ornamental arches either side of the [[East Lodge]].
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==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 08:52, 25 January 2024

Building summary
The main bridge
Name Fish Pond Bridges
Date 1897
OS grid ref NO 24710 07443
Latitude & longitude 56°15′13″N 3°13′00″W
what3words ///prune.amuse.revived
HES listing details[1]
Category B
Reference / Date LB31351 / 12/01/1971
Address/Site Name House of Falkland Estate, fishpond bridges and casca
Description:

1897. Pair of small, semi-circular-arched ornamental bridges with concave, open balustrades and circular terminal piers with conical caps; forming inlet and outlet to fishpond and situated close to East Lodge. Random rubble to arch, spandrels and walls; stone ashlar to parapets. Parapets with decorative urn balusters and square-plan piers. Bridge to E with single parapet. Semi-circular rubble cascade to E.

Statement of special interest:

These distinctive, ornamental bridges sit next to the East Lodge (see separate listing) at the entrance to House of Falkland Estate and are a critical part of the entrance approach to the Estate. [...]

1963 listing details[2]
Number: 74
Address/Site Name House of Falkland – Fish Pond
Description:

Late 19th Century: two small ornamental bridges: semi-circular arches: open balustrade

These two bridges cross the Mill Burn each end of the pond near the East Lodge of the Falkland designed landscape. One of them carries the path leading up to the Memorial Chapel. The other is not really a bridge but exists as two separate ornamental arches either side of the East Lodge.

Notes

  1. ↑ HES record for LB31351
  2. ↑ List of buildings, 1963.

Further images

  • Looking up the path over the main bridge
    Looking up the path over the main bridge
  • The secondary bridge by the East Lodge
    The secondary bridge by the East Lodge
  • Metal grille dated 1897 (?)
    Metal grille dated 1897 (?)
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