Angus HER - NO34NE0105 - GLAMIS CASTLE NORTH BRIDGE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO34NE0105
Name	GLAMIS CASTLE NORTH BRIDGE
NRHE Card No.	NO34NE1
NRHE Numlink	166061
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	11702
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	Single segmental-arched picturesque bridge over Dean Water with a small round-headed arch to the north, built in 1866 by W and R Blackadder, engineers. Constructed of squared rubble with rusticated voussoirs, a roll-moulded string course, moulded ashlar coping and curved and battlemented at the approaches. At the central arch string course at the base of the parapet is an inset panel inscribed 'AS 1866 ES' with a coronet. There are flanking battlemented piers, each with a spout to the centre at the string course. The bridge connects the designed landscape (NO34NE0088) and Glamis Castle (NO34NE0001) to the walled garden (NO34NE0129) to the northeast.
Last Update	14/06/2019
Updated By	jnicholson

Compiler	JN
Date of Compilation	15/03/2018

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National Grid Reference: NO 3866 4845

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Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BRIDGES		SINGLE-ARCHED	A	100
ARCHES	SEGMENTAL		B	100
VOUSSOIRS		RUSTICATED	C	100
PARAPETS		CRENELLATED	D	100
DATESTONES			E	100
PIERS		CRENELLATED	F	100
PANELS	INSET	INSCRIBED	G	100