What is recorded here

Cortachy Castle, Gray Lodge stands in Angus, Scotland, a small structure still visible enough to mark on a precise point rather than hide behind guesswork. It is not a grand palace or a famous battlefield, but a lodge that belongs to the land and the memory of the people who used it. The exact position matters because it keeps the place real: you can go near it, imagine it, and judge what remains instead of repeating vague claims.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortachy Castle, Gray 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.

Cortachy Castle, Gray Lodge is a 16th-century tower house built by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its historical association with the Keiths and as an example of early defensive architecture in the Scottish Borders.

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