What is recorded here

Fordell Castle, North West Gate stands as a pair of nineteenth-century piers in Fife, Scotland, marking the formal entrance to the castle estate. The masonry still holds its shape despite age and weather, framing the approach and reminding visitors that this was a place designed to be seen and entered with purpose. Whether the gate welcomed guests, kept out strangers, or simply declared the boundaries of private land, it shaped every journey toward the castle.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fordell Castle, North West Gate as Gate Pier(s) (19th Century), Gateway (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.

Fordell Castle, North West Gate is a 19th-century structure associated with the larger Fordell Castle, which was originally built in the 17th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. The gate is remembered as part of the historic estate that reflects the architectural and social history of the Scottish landed gentry.

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