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