Gilderland Bridge

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Building summary
Name Gilderland Bridge
Address
Postcode
Other names
Date c.1874
Architect William Burn
OS grid ref NO 24193 7437
Latitude & longitude 56°15′12″N 3°13′30″W
Listing Category B
Listing reference LB8765

The Gilderland Bridge crosses the Maspie Burn near the House of Falkland.

HES listing details[1]
Address/Site Name

House of Falkland Estate, Gilderland Bridge over Maspie Burn

Description

William Burn, circa 1844. Tall, round-arched bridge with smaller round-arched pedestrian arch to E on slightly curved plan. Squared and snecked rubble with rusticated voussiors; corniced stone ashlar parapet with continuous arcaded balustrade; square-plan, coped terminal piers.

Statement of special interest

This tall road bridge, built by William Burn, is an important part of the designed landscape surrounding the House of Falkland. The bridge includes a particularly good parapet, which is composed of a continuous arcade of arches set on a curved plan. [...]

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