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Dundas Castle, South Lodge with Gates and Gatepiers

Gate Pier (19th Century), Lodge (19th Century)
Dundas Castle, South Lodge with Gates and Gatepiers
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South Lodge still stands with its gates and gatepiers, a 19th-century threshold built for Dundas Castle in Edinburgh. The stones mark a boundary between private memory and public city, inviting wonder about whose carts and coats once passed through.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dundas Castle, South Lodge with Gates and Gatepiers as Gate Pier (19th Century), Lodge (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.
Dundas Castle, South Lodge with Gates and Gatepiers, was built in the 19th century as part of the estate associated with the influential Dundas family of Scotland. It is remembered for its architectural significance and as a symbol of the family's historical prominence in the region.

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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0