What is recorded here

Hawthornden Castle, Drinking Fountainhead is a seventeenth-century fountain in Midlothian, Scotland. The request mentions a castle, but the facts identify a drinking fountainhead. I can write about the fountainhead, not invent a castle story.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hawthornden Castle, Drinking Fountainhead as Fountain (17th 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.

Hawthornden Castle, Drinking Fountainhead is a 17th-century fountain associated with Hawthornden Castle in the Scottish Borders. It is remembered as part of the historic estate of the Erskine family, who held the castle and lands for centuries, and reflects the cultural and architectural heritage of the region.

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