Bridge Castle
Bridge Castle is a castle with L-shaped floor plan on a rocky terrain 4.8 km northwest of Bathgate in Scotland administrative unit West Lothian . The castle from the 16th century is located on the west bank of the '' Barbauchlaw Burn ''. The castle's previous name was Little Brighouse .
history
In 1588 the castle was sold by Alexander Stewart to William Livingston, 6th Lord Livingston . Lord Livingstone probably had another wing added to the castle. After the Livingstons supported the Jacobite Rebellion in 1715, they forfeited their lands and titles. The Hope Clan acquired the property and it has remained in their possession ever since. The architect James Maitland Wardrop modified the interior of the castle and expanded it into a Victorian country house . Historic Scotland has listed the building as a Category B Historic Building since 1971 . At that time it was used as a hotel.
architecture
The castle was originally a rectangular building, three full stories and an attic high. A wing with staggered gables was added, resulting in an L-shaped floor plan. The parapet of the original tower was bridged over a recessed lintel as a connection to the new wing. The bottom floor is arched, while the other floors have been modernized. In the inner corner of the L-shaped house there is a stair tower with a round cross-section, which merges into a square cross-section at the top. A new entrance leads through a neo-Gothic porch with an ornamental gable.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Maurice Lindsay: The Castles of Scotland . Constable, 1986. ISBN 0-09-473430-5 . P. 97
- ↑ a b c Bridge Castle . In: Canmore . Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 12 " N , 3 ° 41 ′ 31.2" W.