What is recorded here
Cakemuir Castle, Gardeners Cottage stands in Midlothian, Scotland, recorded as a cottage without a clear period. The exact location is known within one metre, yet the building resists simple dating. It may have served castle keepers, gardeners or temporary workers, but no fact confirms that use. The place remains a small mystery: a cottage named after a castle, located precisely, described thinly, and still waiting for a witness.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cakemuir Castle, Gardeners Cottage as Cottage (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.
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