What is recorded here

Fingask Castle, South Lodge stands in Perth and Kinross as a possible 19th Century lodge, its exact position known to the nearest metre. The main castle cast a long shadow, but this smaller building likely served as a gateway, guardroom or guest house, giving the estate a formal entrance. Whether it housed a keeper, a coachman or visiting relatives, the lodge shaped how people first met Fingask.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fingask Castle, South Lodge as Lodge (19th Century)(possible). 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.

Fingask Castle, South Lodge, was likely built in the 19th century as a subsidiary structure to the main Fingask Castle, which was originally constructed in the 16th century and expanded in the 18th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. The lodge is important as part of the historic estate associated with the Earls Marischal and reflects the architectural and social development of Scottish country estates during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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