What is recorded here

Maitland's Bridge still spans the water beside Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire, though no date or builder is recorded for the stone work. The gap between the castle's fame and the bridge's anonymity is the interesting part. A structure important enough to preserve may have been built by someone whose name disappeared before the stone hardened.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fyvie Castle, Maitland's Bridge as Bridge (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Fyvie Castle, Maitland's Bridge is associated with the Maitland family, who were prominent in Scottish history, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods. The bridge likely facilitated access to Fyvie Castle, a strategically important stronghold in northeast Scotland.

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