What is recorded here
Upper Gate Lodge stands beside Sorn Castle in East Ayrshire, a twentieth-century building that still belongs to the castle estate. It may have served visitors, staff or owners, giving the grounds a second threshold and a human shape. The exact room, door and purpose have not survived in the facts provided.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sorn Castle, Upper Gate Lodge as Lodge (20th 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Sorn CastleBarracks (17th Century), Castle (medieval), Country House (post Medieval) · 367 yd
Sorn Old BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 632 yd
Sorn, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 644 yd
Sorn Parish ChurchChurch (17th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 658 yd
BlindburnAxe Hammer (period Unassigned) · 1353 yd
Catrine Mill, Water Works, WeirWeir (period Unknown) · 1577 yd
Catrine, Sorn Parish CemeteryCemetery (early 20th Century) · 1.6 mi
DaldillingCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.9 mi
Burn o` Need RigMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Burns House MuseumMuseum · 2.9 mi
Mauchline, 11a Kilmarnock RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Mauchline, Loudon StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0