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Gate Turrets And Gates, Flagstaff Lodge, Dunrobin Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Golspie, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.9801 / 57°58'48"N

Longitude: -3.9572 / 3°57'26"W

OS Eastings: 284349

OS Northings: 900654

OS Grid: NC843006

Mapcode National: GBR J7LM.Q21

Mapcode Global: WH4D3.5PV8

Plus Code: 9C9RX2JV+24

Entry Name: Gate Turrets And Gates, Flagstaff Lodge, Dunrobin Castle

Listing Name: Dunrobin Castle Flagstaff Lodge and Gate Piers

Listing Date: 20 December 1979

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338830

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7049

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200338830

Location: Golspie

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton

Parish: Golspie

Traditional County: Sutherland

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Description

Mid 19th century, imposing entrance lodge complex; all

tooled coursed rubble-tooled and polished ashlar dressings.

Large 2-storey drum tower dwelling, with deep corbelled and

crenellated parapet and wallhead stack; single storey, single bay extension to rear with shallow piended roof, linked to

tower by rear entrance porch. Paired at opposite side of

drive entrance by single stage drum tower, similarly

detailed. 4 intervening round ashlar gate piers on square

bases with square caps and attenuated polished red

granite ball finials. Pair cast-iron carriage gates,

matching flanking pedestrian gates, all with spearhead

decoration.

Coursed, squared rubble flanking walls with shaped ashlar

copes.

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