Building record MAB37058 - OLD LODGE, BRECHIN CASTLE, BRECHIN
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Summary
Gate lodge dating from circa 1806.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 5034
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5917 6001 (80m by 49m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO56SE |
| Civil Parish | Brechin |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Gate lodge dating from circa 1806. Also known as the West Lodge, forming a west entrance gateway for Brechin Castle (NO55NE0040). A pair of symmetrical single storey ashlar lodges, in a mix of gothic and classical styles, with round headed windows in arches, a corbel table and a crenellated parapet. They flank tall square capped central gatepiers, with side arches and a continued crenellated parapet. From the lodges are curved flank walls with railings to smaller square capped gatepiers at the terminals to the north east and north west by the roadside. West of the Brechin Castle Lodge and gateway (NO56SE0152) and east of the Old Gatepiers (NO56SE0063).
Period Notes
Built circa 1806. Listed 11/06/1971
GIFFORD, J, 2012, THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND: DUNDEE AND ANGUS, p.383 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2631.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 5034;
- NMR Card Number: NO55NE5;
- NRHE Numlink: 222881;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO56SE0062;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB5034 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/222881 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB2631 Bibliographic reference: GIFFORD, J. 2012. THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND: DUNDEE AND ANGUS. p.383.
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Record last edited
Mar 25 2019 3:00PM
