
What is recorded here
Dunrobin Castle, Eastern North Lodge stands as a gate lodge in Highland, Scotland, marked on the official map with a point accurate to the nearest metre. The exact period remains unassigned, leaving the lodge suspended in time rather than locked to one date. It may have guided visitors past the castle gates or watched the road for danger, yet no human voice survives to confirm which.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunrobin Castle, Eastern North 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.
Dunrobin Castle, Eastern North Lodge is part of the estate of the Earls and later Dukes of Sutherland, built in the 19th century as a gatehouse to the main castle. It is important as an example of the architectural expansion and enhancement of the Dunrobin Castle estate during the period of Highland estate development.
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Places near here
Dunrobin Castle, Western North LodgeGate Lodge (period Unassigned) · 18 yd
Dunrobin Castle, Railway StationRailway Station (19th Century) (1870) · 47 yd
Monument to the 2nd Duke of SutherlandMemorial · 56 yd
DunrobinFindspot (19th Century), Brooch (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 304 yd
Dunrobin Castle MuseumCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 468 yd
Colin's BridgeMemorial · 1108 yd
Ben BhraggieMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Battle of Littleferry MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi
Beinn LunndaidhMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Creag BheagCliff · 4.6 miOther information
Photo: Colin Prosser · CC BY-SA 2.0