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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE CASTLE | Bridge Castle Bridge Castle Bridge Castle Bridge Castle Brighouse Castle Bridgehouse Castle |
George Row Wilson Esq. Occupier W. Wardrop Esq. J.P. [Justice of the Peace] Bridge House Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1843 Forrest's Co. [County] map Sibbald's Linlithgow Valn. [Valuation] Roll of Co. [County] |
009 | [Situation] In the S E. [South East] portion of the Ph. [Parish] of Torphichen. This is said to be one of the oldest inhabited Castles in Scotland, it is about 50 feet high and the Walls are about 8 feet thick - at present in excellent repair, the exterior and interior, having of late years been entirely renovated: it is pleasantly situated on an eminence close to Barbauchlaw Burn, there is a Coach House and Stabling, a large garden, and small piece of ornamental ground attached: the present occupier is George Row Wilson Esq. and the proprietor is the Honble. [Honourable] Charles Hope, Governor of the Isle of Man. This Castle up to the Rebellion of 1745 belonged to the Earls of Linlithgow and was one of their Hunting Seats: it is said that Oliver Cromwell resided in it for 6 weeks and the Lock that is on the Front Door, (which is of immense size) the present occupier says, he has heard, was taken from Cromwells Treasure Chest |
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[Page] 31Parish of Torphicen -- Sheet 9 - No 1. Trace 1
"Bridge Castle still remains in nearly its original
condition though shorn of its original splendour.
It was formerly the seat of the Earls of Linlithgow and still
shows remains of its former importance in a few trees of great
age and considerable magnitude especially in height by
which is is partially surrounded." - New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1843
"Then westward is Brighouse Castle a seat of the Earl of
Linlithgow's who has many vassals there under the regality
of Ogleface." Sibbalds History of Linlithgowshire, p. [page] 25
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