What is recorded here

Castlemilkgates, Lodge is a 19th century gate lodge, gate piers and smithy in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It stands as a formal entrance where a forge served the estate, perhaps heating irons for gates, carts or everyday repair. The lodge may have marked the boundary between private land and public road, shaping who entered, when they entered and how far they could see.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlemilkgates, Lodge as Gate Lodge (19th Century), Gate Pier(s) (19th Century), Smithy (19th Century). 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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