What is recorded here

Cortachy Castle, Red Lodge stands in Angus, Scotland as a gate lodge, though no exact date or owner is recorded. The red walls may have marked the entrance to a grand estate, guiding visitors past fields and forests toward a house now forgotten. Without a name or date, the lodge becomes a threshold for imagination, inviting people to wonder who built it, who lived nearby, and what the gate controlled.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cortachy Castle, Red Lodge as Gate 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, Red Lodge is a gate lodge associated with the larger Cortachy Castle, which was built by the Keith family in the 16th century. The Red Lodge is remembered as part of the historic estate and is noted for its architectural significance in the local area.

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