What is recorded here

Gordon Castle, Swiss Cottage stands in Moray as a nineteenth-century cottage, small enough to hide inside the hills yet distinct enough to mark the estate. The Swiss label suggests a garden room built for pleasure rather than defence, where a resident may have watched rain cross the valley and called the view foreign.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gordon Castle, Swiss Cottage as Cottage (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, Swiss Cottage is a 19th-century structure noted for its architectural interest and historical context within Scotland's rural built environment. Its precise location and survival contribute to the understanding of 19th-century domestic architecture in the region.

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