What is recorded here
Oxenfoord Castle Estate, Forester's House stands in Midlothian as a lodge whose rooms may have served hunters, keepers or owners moving through forest land. The exact era resists definition, but the name suggests a place built to watch, wait and belong to a larger estate. Its location remains precise even when its history blurs, inviting curiosity rather than certainty.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oxenfoord Castle Estate, Forester's House as Lodge (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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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