What is recorded here

Lordscairnie Castle, Gate Tower stands in Fife, Scotland as a 16th Century gate tower. The local place may have welcomed or barred people at the edge of a larger estate. Whether it guarded a lane, a field or a household, the tower still marks the boundary between the unknown and the known.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lordscairnie Castle, Gate Tower as Gate Tower (16th 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.

Lordscairnie Castle, Gate Tower was built in the 16th century, likely as part of a larger defensive structure associated with the local landed gentry. It is remembered as a surviving example of early Scottish gate tower architecture.

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