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Bridge, Entry Head, Dalmahoy Estate, Edinburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Pentland Hills, Edinburgh

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9072 / 55°54'25"N

Longitude: -3.3672 / 3°22'1"W

OS Eastings: 314627

OS Northings: 669079

OS Grid: NT146690

Mapcode National: GBR 40X4.T8

Mapcode Global: WH6SQ.7SVB

Plus Code: 9C7RWJ4M+V4

Entry Name: Bridge, Entry Head, Dalmahoy Estate, Edinburgh

Listing Name: Dalmahoy Estate, Dalmahoy Bridge Gogar Burn

Listing Date: 22 January 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363848

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26940

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Edinburgh, Dalmahoy Estate, Entry Head, Bridge

ID on this website: 200363848

Location: Edinburgh

County: Edinburgh

Town: Edinburgh

Electoral Ward: Pentland Hills

Traditional County: Midlothian

Tagged with: Road bridge

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Description

Probably Alexander Laing after designs by William Adam, circa 1786. Round-arched, single-span bridge carrying avenue to Dalmahoy House over Gogar Burn. Droved ashlar with polished ashlar impost continuing as string course; moulded archivolt. Random rubble abutments advanced at angle beyond line of bridge, droved quoins on left and right corner. Ashlar parapet fluted with moulded coping; paterae at regular intervals, 2 above bridge span and 1 at centre of abutments. Armorial plaque above crown of bridge on each side.

Statement of Interest

The drawings in the SRO are proposals for a new bridge on the road to the N gate by Alexander Laing architect. Laing carried out a lot of work at Dalmahoy and about this time, 1787, was building the new offices at Dalmahoy. Dalmahoy House, North entrance gates and North lodge are listed separately.

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