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Kinpurnie Castle, Entrance Gates

Gate(s) (20th Century) (1908)

What is recorded here

Masonry gates at Kinpurnie Castle in Angus, built in 1908 by Thoms and Wilkie. Circular rusticated ashlar piers, conical tops, screen walls and wrought-iron work make the entrance feel like a small ceremony. The date sits plain on a lintel, as if the castle wanted to be remembered exactly when it was changed.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kinpurnie Castle, Entrance Gates as Gate(s) (20th Century) (1908). 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.
Kinpurnie Castle, Entrance Gates were built in the early 20th century, specifically in 1908, as part of the estate associated with the historic Kinpurnie Castle in Aberdeenshire. They are remembered as a surviving element of the broader architectural and social history of Scottish landed estates.

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