What is recorded here
West Lodge still stands beside Aboyne Castle in Aberdeenshire, though no date or purpose has been written for it. That absence is not a flaw; it is an invitation to imagine the people who built it, the meals they ate inside, and the reasons they wanted a separate lodge at all.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aboyne Castle, West Lodge as Lodge (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.
Aboyne Castle, West Lodge is a historic structure associated with the broader Aboyne Castle estate, which was historically held by the Gordon family, later Earls and Dukes of Gordon. The lodge is significant as part of the estate's extensive historical and architectural heritage in Aberdeenshire.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Mains of AboyneRing Ditch(s) (period Unassigned), Man-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric) · 307 yd
Image WoodFour Poster Stone Circle (bronze Age)(possible) · 432 yd
Image Wood Stone CircleArchaeological place · 436 yd
Aboyne CastleCross Slab (early Medieval) · 457 yd
Aboyne Castle, Home FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 510 yd
Aboyne, New CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 743 yd
Aboyne War MemorialMemorial · 1087 yd
Court HillMountain / peak · 1367 yd
AboyneNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1414 yd
Knappy ParkForest · 1.2 mi
Craig FerrarMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Coull CastleCastle (medieval), Coin(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Bill Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0