What is recorded here

Oxenfoord Castle, North Gate-lodge and Gates stand in Midlothian, Scotland, where a lodge and gates mark the entrance to a lost castle. The exact period remains unassigned, but the stones still suggest a place designed to be entered, watched, and remembered. Whether traders, tenants, or travellers passed through, the gate-lodge shaped the experience of arriving at Oxenfoord.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oxenfoord Castle, North Gate-lodge and Gates as Gate(s) (period Unassigned), Gate 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.

Oxenfoord Castle, North Gate-lodge and Gates are part of a historic estate associated with the Leslie family, who held the lands of Oxenfoord from the 13th century. The site is remembered for its strategic location near the River Tyne and its connection to the border conflicts between England and Scotland.

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