What is recorded here

Murthly Castle, Garden House stands in Perth and Kinross as a gardeners lodge, its walls likely built to shelter the hands that shaped the castle grounds rather than the hands that owned them. The distinction matters because gardens require constant attention, and someone must have lived close enough to hear the water move before dawn. That proximity suggests a life of practical care, not distant command. Whether the lodge still keeps its shape or has faded into the landscape, it remains a reminder that grand places depend on ordinary work.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Murthly Castle, Garden House as Gardeners Lodge (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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