Kinfauns Castle West Lodge

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Kinfauns Castle West Lodge
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The gatehouse, c.1830, with Kinnoull Hill and Kinnoull Tower above to the northeast. Two of the four gate piers have since been removed
Location Kinfauns, near Perth, Scotland
Coordinates 56°22′58″N3°24′34″W / 56.3829°N 3.4095°W / 56.3829; -3.4095 Coordinates: 56°22′58″N3°24′34″W / 56.3829°N 3.4095°W / 56.3829; -3.4095
Built1826(196 years ago) (1826)
Built for Lord Gray
Architect Robert Smirke
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated9 June 1981
Reference no. LB11962
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Location of Kinfauns Castle West Lodge in Perth and Kinross

Kinfauns Castle West Lodge, also known as Rockdale Cottage, is a 19th-century gatehouse in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category C listed building, it was completed in 1826, the work of Robert Smirke. [1] [2]

The gatehouse originally had four octagonal gate piers (capped by a pair of draped shields at centre and a pair of lions on the outermost piers) across its driveway immediately to the west, but one of each has since been removed, along with other alterations having been made to the building itself. The sculptor of the pier heads was John Cochrane. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "West Lodge, Kinfauns Castle (Category A Listed Building) (LB11962)" . Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. Kinfauns CastleDictionary of Scottish Architects