What is recorded here

Wedderburn Castle, the Lion Gate stands in the Scottish Borders as an 18th Century gate and lodge, marking the entrance to a castle estate rather than the castle itself. A lion carved or built into that threshold would have watched every cart, horse and proud visitor approach, turning an ordinary boundary into a warning and a welcome at once. People may have paused before it, feeling the weight of the castle behind them and the judgment of the beast before them.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wedderburn Castle, the Lion Gate as Gate (18th Century), Gate Lodge (18th 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.

Wedderburn Castle, the Lion Gate, was built in the 18th century as part of the estate associated with the Wedderburn family, a historically prominent Scottish landholding family. The gate and gate lodge are important as they represent typical 18th-century estate architecture and the influence of the Wedderburns in the region.

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