Lodges, Gatehouses & Tollhouses
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Located in a very remote part of the Scottish Highlands, Bynack Lodge, an old and long abandoned hunting lodge, sits near the head of Bynack Burn. Beyond we can see the Cairngorm mountains rising to a dark and foreboding sky.
Glacier National Park
The Lake McDonald Lodge is a historic lodge located within Glacier National Park, on the southeast shore of Lake McDonald. The lodge is a 3+1⁄2-story structure built in 1913 based on Kirtland Cutter's design. The foundation and first floor walls are built of stone, with a wood-frame superstructure.
Lodge Park is England’s only surviving 17th century deer-coursing grandstand. Set within a landscape designed by Charles Bridgeman and part of the Sherborne Park Estate, the grandstand was built in 1634 to satisfy John ‘Crump’ Dutton’s love of gambling and entertaining.
There are lovely walks through the Bridgeman landscape and wider estate near Northleach in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.
The site is owned by the National Trust and the former grandstand is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
The Moose Lodge and the Elk Lodge are doing well in our area. I believe this is the site of the now defunct Deer Lodge. Don’t quote me on that because nobody is really sure of it’s location. A country road with moderate traffic runs in front of the Lodge.
I understand that the Lodge members would all put on their antler hats when they arrived for meetings. The alcohol would flow freely after the 5 minute business meeting. Being that there is no indoor plumbing, the members would frequently have to visit the outhouse.
Apparently many of them got turned around when trying to find the necessary and would wander into the road, where they would freeze in the car headlights. They frequently made it back to the edge of the road only to cross again right in front of the car. The locals knew to look out for the members and they even erected a sign that showed a “buck with a beer crossing the road.”
Although there were no fatalities, a few members were hit and had to go to the hospital with broken bones. It was suggested at one of the meetings that the name be changed to the “Doe Lodge” thereby doing away with the antler hats. It never came to a vote, however, because the five minute discussion period had ended and it was beer time.
Eventually, they had to close their doors for good.
Red Lodge sits in the Rock CreekValley below the Beartooth Mountains in southern Montana. The Mountain in the backgroubd is Red Lodge Mountain home to the town’s popular ski area.
Snacking...
Photo taken at: RSPB The Lodge Sandy, Bedfordshire www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge
Inside the ruins of Slugain Lodge, long since abandoned in a very remote part of the Scottish Highlands, near the head of Gleann an t-Slugain.
We stayed in the Frontier Lodge on our visit to the Blue Duck Station. This Lodge has three units and a communal kitchen and dining area. There is no internet, TV or cell service, but plenty of things to do while you are there.
The much-photographed White Edge Lodge on the Eastern Moors of the Derbyshire Peak District. A former gamekeeper's lodge on the Duke of Rutland's Longshaw Estate it is now a National Trust holiday cottage.
A grand Northwest lodge, the historic 71-guestroom Crater Lake Lodge originally opened in 1915 on the edge of one of the country’s crown jewels, Crater Lake
Green Mountain Lodge comes into view from Long Canyon Trail. The Lodge was finished in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It was constructed in the "park rustic" style, with considerable attention paid to both style and color. For example, the shingles are in 12 shades, grading from green at the eaves to red at the peak. Patio flagstones came from the quarry in Lyons, and roof timbers are from California. The lodge is available for meetings and picnics during the summer.
Packed snow had turned to ice on the trail--microspikes made the hiking safe and comfortable.
Heading back to Little Kulala Lodge from our "game drive" and first sundowner, the air was still full of the dust that had been whipped up by the afternoon dust storms.
OTD post from 2021:
This was our first time staying in one the historic NP lodges.
We had a really nice two-night stay in this charming 1915 lodge. This lounge area is outside the dining room. HWW!
Driving back from Crieff we came across this interesting building sitting next to a field, the B-Listed Monzie Castle Mid Lodge. At first we thought it was a castle but it's a fortified bridge over the Shaggie Burn with a keep (the lodge) tucked into its NE corner (on the far left of the photo)
Source:http://portal.historicenvironment.scot
PARSONS'S LODGE BATTERY. A narrow limestone dorsal running North South, laced with a labyrinth of underground tunnels and surmounted by a seemingly impregnable battery, which has witnessed the development of coast artillery over the last three centuries.The Fortress received the name of Parson's Lodge in the year 1761.
The (imposing) Lodge at the junction of Lynch Lane and Winkle Street, guards the entrance to Glebe Farm and Westover Park, on the Isle of Wight.
Will be off and on the next week or so as I tag along on my husband's annual flyfishing trip to southwest Montana.
Going back to my summer trip out to Montana for the moment.
This is a shot of Many Glacier Lodge and Mt. Allen at sunrise.
Sadly the neon sign for the Red Lodge Cafe is not operational. But the sign is a fitting motif for the charming small town of Red Lodge. Unfortunately a malfunctioning water pump and leaky toilet is cutting into our enjoyment of the area. However, we are getting to experience some of the beauty of this amazing part of the country. I am trying to look at this trip as reconnaissance for our next trip which hopefully will be minus the plumbing problems!
Sunset at White Edge Lodge on the Eastern Moors of the Peak District National Park. Formerly a cottage for the Duke of Rutland's gamekeeper the Lodge is now a National Trust holiday cottage.
These are the remains of the hamlet of Lodge overlooking Scar House Reservoir, Upper Nidderdale. The reservoir can be seen through the trees on the right.
The view from the ruins of the Methodist Chapel over Scar House Reservoir is a delight to see though when the chapel was functioning the view would have been over a green and fertile valley
Lodge was a small farming hamlet complete with Methodist Chapel originally founded as a monastic grange farm. Abandoned in the 1920's its historic legacy is faint but enduring.
In 1900 Lodge was a thriving community of small upland farms. It probably started life in the 13th century when a grange farm was built here. The farm and land belonged to the Cistercian Monastery of Byland Abbey. When the Abbey was dissolved in 1538 the land was sold to wealthy local landowners who over the next 350 years improved the farms and land.
Bradford Corporation, responsible for building Scar House Reservoir owned Lodge from 1904. The last residents left in 1929
At one time the droveway through Lodge was the main road connecting Scotland to Eastern England
Detail from the information board at Lodge
Took this as I was sitting and relaxing taking in the view of the mountains and sand dunes. A fine time listening as well to the hummingbirds zipping all around.
Great Sand Dunes National Park
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An intimate landscape - taken on a wander at a local park of all places!
Just across from St. Mary's Cathedral inside the entrance to the Knockreer section of the Killarney National Park is the picturesque thatched Deenagh Lodge. Built in 1834 as a gate lodge, it is now a tearoom. Sadly it was closed for the Winter when we visited. HWW!
“Dougarie Lodge” sits at the main entrance to the Dougarie Estate which is situated in the north-west quarter of the Isle of Arran on the west coast of Scotland. The Estate dates back to the mid 19th century when the Duke of Hamilton chose to build his summerhouse here - their main residence was Brodick Castle. Dougarie Lodge was built in 1865 as a shooting lodge for the 11th Duke of Hamilton.
The Estate was acquired by the Gibbs family in 1972 and they remain in residence at the lodge all year round. Dougarie Lodge can be seen from the main road at Machrie.