What is recorded here

Fyvie Castle, South Lodge and Gates stand in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, marked on the official map to within one metre. The south lodge and gates guard the approach like a threshold between ordinary travel and castle memory. Whether visitors pass through or stop at the gate depends on permission, not history.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fyvie Castle, South Lodge and Gates as Gate(s) (period Unassigned), Gate Pier(s) (period Unassigned), 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.

Fyvie Castle, South Lodge and Gates are part of a historic complex associated with the Gordon family, who held the lands of Fyvie from the 13th century. The castle and its structures are important as a long-occupied stronghold with medieval origins, later expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries, reflecting the power and influence of one of Scotland’s leading noble families.

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