Gilderland Bridge
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| Building summary | |
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| Name | Gilderland Bridge |
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| 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.
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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. [...] |