Edinburgh, Castlehill, Duke of Gordon's House — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Castlehill in Edinburgh holds the Duke of Gordon's House, a town house built for a man who expected the city to bend around his name. The stones may have guarded ledgers, wine, or secrets, while ordinary people carried water, coal, or messages through doors never meant for them. Gordon thought he owned the hill, but the hill kept his name alive long after his pride faded.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Castlehill, Duke of Gordon's House as Town House (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.

The Duke of Gordon's House on Edinburgh's Castlehill was built in the late 17th century by the Gordon family, Scottish nobles with significant political influence. It is remembered as an example of early urban aristocratic architecture in Edinburgh and reflects the family's prominence during the post-Restoration period.

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