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Tollhouse, Fochabers Bridge

A Category B Listed Building in Fochabers Lhanbryde, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6206 / 57°37'14"N

Longitude: -3.1068 / 3°6'24"W

OS Eastings: 333984

OS Northings: 859499

OS Grid: NJ339594

Mapcode National: GBR L8PL.3J4

Mapcode Global: WH6JJ.7QTB

Plus Code: 9C9RJVCV+67

Entry Name: Tollhouse, Fochabers Bridge

Listing Name: Spey Bridge, Old Toll House

Listing Date: 26 January 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 349313

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB15646

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Fochabers Bridge, Tollhouse

ID on this website: 200349313

Location: Speymouth

County: Moray

Electoral Ward: Fochabers Lhanbryde

Parish: Speymouth

Traditional County: Morayshire

Tagged with: Tollhouse

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Description

Circa 1830, style of Archibald Simpson, greatly enlarged
circa 1983. 1830 single storey toll house over raised
basement with roadside entrance in 2-bay S elevation. Tooled
ashlar with polished ashlar dressings over rubble raised
basement. Modern portion in sympathetic style extends N;
harled with simulated sandstone dressings. Projecting canted
bay with 3 6-pane casement windows. Hoodmoulded doors and
windows; multi-pane fenestration to modern extension. 2 coped
ridge stacks; shallow piended slate roof.

Statement of Interest

W side of Spey Bridge destroyed in 1829 floods; present

tollhouse would appear to date from circa 1830 and to have

replaced the earlier 'commodious' building.

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