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Victoria Bridge is the early 20th century lattice girder bridge over the River Dee at
Victoria Bridge (1995).jpg, Victoria Bridge
Victoria Bridge, Braemar 04.JPG, Victoria Bridge
Victoria Bridge, Braemar 2.JPG, Victoria Bridge, view from the Gate House
Victoria Bridge, Braemar 1.JPG, Victoria Bridge, view towards the Gate House
Victoria Bridge is the early 20th century lattice girder bridge over the River Dee at Mar Lodge
Mar Lodge is a sporting lodge to the west of Braemar and the principal building on the Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built in 1895, replacing an earlier building, by Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife.
Location
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on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
, Scotland. This bridge, built in 1905 and replaced an earlier wooden bridge, built in 1848 by the Duke of Leeds during his tenancy of the estate. The archway at the south end of the bridge bears '1848 Queen Victoria 1848' on the south side and '1905 Edward VII 1905' commemorating the construction of both bridges and the reigning monarch at the time.
Description
Built in 1905, Victoria Bridge is classed as a Category B structure. Victoria Bridge crosses the River Dee linking the drive toMar Lodge
Mar Lodge is a sporting lodge to the west of Braemar and the principal building on the Mar Lodge Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was built in 1895, replacing an earlier building, by Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife.
Location
Mar Lodge i ...
with the public road between Braemar
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an elevation of .
The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' prop ...
and Linn of Dee
The River Dee ( gd, Uisge Dhè) is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It rises in the Cairngorms and flows through southern Aberdeenshire to reach the North Sea at Aberdeen. The area it passes through is known as Deeside, or Royal Deeside in ...
.
At the public road end there is a gate and a gate house that was occupied by a Gatekeeper when Mar Lodge Estate was owned by the Duffs.
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See also
*Places, place names, and structures on Mar Lodge Estate
Mar Lodge Estate is the largest remnant of the ancient ''Earldom of Mar'' in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Allanaquoich
A locality on the east bank of the Quoich Water close to its confluence wit ...
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Buildings and structures on Mar Lodge Estate Places and place names on Mar Lodge Estate Listed bridges in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Aberdeenshire Road bridges in Scotland Bridges in Aberdeenshire Bridges across the River Dee, Aberdeenshire {{UK-bridge-struct-stub