What is recorded here
West Lodge stands as the gate keeper to Dalhousie Castle in Midlothian, though no date is recorded for its building. It may have watched carts, riders or quiet visitors approach the main house for centuries. The lodge itself is small, but it marks the boundary between the ordinary road and the castle grounds.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dalhousie Castle, West 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.
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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0