What is recorded here

Gordon Castle, East Lodge stands as a nineteenth-century gate lodge in Moray, Scotland, marking the entrance to a larger estate rather than serving as a home for itself. It is the kind of building that exists to judge distance and dignity, forcing every approaching carriage or walker to slow before reaching the main house. The lodge may have watched generations pass by, recording nothing except the rhythm of wheels on stone and the patience of people waiting to be acknowledged.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gordon Castle, East Lodge as Gate Lodge (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.

Gordon Castle, East Lodge was built in the 19th century as a gate lodge to the main Gordon Castle estate. It is important as part of the historic landscape associated with the Gordon family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage.

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