What is recorded here
Oxenfoord Castle Estate, Cranstoun Cottage, Factor's House stands in Midlothian as an unassigned estate cottage, perhaps serving a manager or keeper for a forgotten lord. The precise location suggests a deliberate domestic role rather than a temporary shelter. A person may have lived there, tended fires, and watched the estate go about its business while the main castle commanded attention elsewhere.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oxenfoord Castle Estate, Cranstoun Cottage, Factor's House as Estate Cottage (period Unassigned). 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.
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Places near here
Cranstoun ChurchMilestone (19th Century) · 78 yd
Oxenfoord Home FarmEnclosure (prehistoric)(possible) · 302 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Oxenfoord Castle, ViaductRoad Bridge (18th Century), Viaduct (18th Century) · 506 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 593 yd
Cranston CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 899 yd
Pathhead, Stair Arms HotelHotel (period Unassigned) · 987 yd
Edgehead RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1021 yd
Windmill WoodForest · 1481 yd
Spy Law WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Whitehill, Whitehill VillageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.9 mi
The Great Yew of OrmistonHeritage attraction · 2.1 mi
Crichton CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.8 mi