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Latitude: 55.7173 / 55°43'2"N
Longitude: -2.7318 / 2°43'54"W
OS Eastings: 354123
OS Northings: 647344
OS Grid: NT541473
Mapcode National: GBR 92CB.CB
Mapcode Global: WH7W4.0KFC
Plus Code: 9C7VP789+W7
Entry Name: Lauder Bridge
Listing Name: Lauder Bridge (Eagle Bridge)
Listing Date: 9 June 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 340282
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB8204
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200340282
Location: Lauder
County: Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward: Leaderdale and Melrose
Parish: Lauder
Traditional County: Berwickshire
Tagged with: Bridge
Circa 1780. Single-span rubble bridge over Leader Water, buttressed at one end with archway set in square recess; coped parapet additions at either end. Single carriageway.
This distinctive single-span road bridge, also known as 'Eagle Bridge' on account of its close proximity to the Eagle Gates at the S entrance to Thirlestane Castle (see separate listing). Its archway set within a squared recess contributes significantly to the surrounding landscape at the foot of the town and is located on the line of the S boundary wall of Thirlestane Castle but is not part of the estate. 47 guineas were subscribed towards the cost in 1772-73. Payment of subscriptions and £25 to a David Brown are also noted in the cash book of the Scotts family of Harden, 1776.
In 1482, an earlier bridge of the same name is understood to have been the site of the capture and hanging of a number of King James III of Scotland's closest 'familiars' including mason and architect, Robert Cochrane, by a group of Lords led by the 5th Earl of Angus. This earlier bridge is thought to have spanned the Leader along the line of the now disused road between The Row and Norton to the NE.
List description updated at resurvey (2009).
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