What is recorded here

Braikie Castle stands in Angus as a tall, L-shaped laird's house built in 1581 for Thomas Fraser, marked by a heraldic panel bearing Fraser and Kinnaird arms. Its walls hide vaulted cellars, a private stair buried inside the masonry, and shotholes cut into nearly every window sill, suggesting a family that expected violence as much as weather. The castle has lost its roof and crumbles quietly, but the guardroom beneath the stair and the chamber above the hall still shape the dark air like a held breath.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Braikie Castle as Findspot (period Unassigned), Coin (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Braikie Castle is a historic site associated with the medieval Clan Erskine in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and was likely held by the Douglas family in the 14th century. It is remembered for its strategic significance in the region and for being the site of a royal visit by King James IV in 1505.

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