Gatehouse of Fleet is a town in Dumfries and Galloway. The town takes its name from its location near the mouth of the river called the Water of Fleet which empties into Wigtown Bay at Fleet Bay, and its former role as the toll booth of the late 18th century stagecoach route from Dumfries to Stranraer, now the A75 road.
The western approach to the town is dominated by the imposing Cardoness Castle. Gatehouse of Fleet is the birthplace of Victorian artist John Faed. The renowned inventor of clockwork mechanisms, Robert Williamson was also known to have set up a workshop in the town in 1778, which burned to the ground (and claimed his life) in 1794.
For more information about the area, see the Gatehouse of Fleet website.