Description

3-storey Keep with jamb built on a rock in earlier 16th century. Random rubble. Corbie-stepped cape-house. Slated roof. Pedimented dormers. Crenellated parapet to allure. 4-storey and garret wing added to jamb in 17th century. Interior: vaulted 1st storey. Other storeys entirely modernised. Stair tower in re-entrant angle, extensions to rear, offices and stables to south are 19th century. work.

Statement of Interest

Old list 131.

Acquired by William, 6th Lord Livingston, 1588. Restored in 19th century. after being roofless for many years. Converted into apartments at the end of the 20th century.

Listed building record updated in 2020 to refer that the castle had been converted into apartments.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Bridge Castle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17852618

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)