What is recorded here

Aboyne Castle, Mains of Aboyne, is a farmhouse and farmstead in Aberdeenshire. It is not a grand castle in the public imagination, but a working domestic place recorded without a date. The name Aboyne appears in both parts, tying the building to the local area rather than to a national label.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aboyne Castle, Mains of Aboyne as Farmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned). 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.

Aboyne Castle, Mains of Aboyne, was originally a medieval stronghold associated with the Leslie family, later Earls of Rothes, and dates back to at least the 13th century. It is remembered for its historical connections to Scottish nobility and its strategic role in the region during the Middle Ages.

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