Building record MAB31432 - BRIDGE OF DEE LODGE

Octagonal lodge, built in the late 19th century, with later additions, on the site of an earlier tollhouse.

Octagonal lodge, built in the late 19th century, with later additions, on the site of an earlier tollhouse. The first tollhouse on the site was an L-plan building, depicted on the 1st edition OS map. By the 2nd edition OS map, this building had been replaced by the present octagonal structure - the old Bridge of Dee (NO19SE0009), built in the 18th century to carry a military road over the River Dee, was superseded in 1859 thus the tollhouse was no longer required. The present building is a single storey octagonal lodge, with a later extension to rear, built of squared and coursed granite with polished dressings. On the west elevation is a panelled door with pilastered jambs and a letterbox fanlight. A piend-roofed extension from the opposite long face to rear was added circa 1990. Each remaining chamfered face has a window, those to north and south with piend-roofed, slate-hung dormers, with timber bipartite windows. The design of the octagonal lodge is attributed to Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. Also known as Invercauld Lodge/Tollhouse and Threepenny'Bit Cottage.

Period Notes
Built late 19th C, extension c.1990.

Hume, JR, 1977, Industrial Archaeology of Scotland, p.93-94 (Bibliographic reference). SAB730.

Record last edited

Nov 13 2025 3:22PM