What is recorded here
Brodie Castle, Laundry occupied a twenty-metre patch in Dyke and Moy during the nineteenth century, serving the domestic hunger of the castle before modern plumbing arrived. Water, soap and human muscle turned raw cloth into clean cloth within that small footprint. The laundry may have stank of wet wool and wood smoke, but it kept Brodie Castle functioning when convenience was still a chore rather than a habit.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brodie Castle, Laundry as Laundry (19th Century) - (20th Century). 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.
Brodie Castle, Laundry was part of the Brodie Castle estate, held by the Brodie family, a prominent Scottish clan with historical ties to the region since the 13th century. The laundry, built in the 19th century, reflects the domestic and economic infrastructure of a large Highland estate during the period of clan chief authority and estate management.
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Places near here
Brodie CastleCastle (16th Century), Country House (19th Century), Sundial(s) (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century) · 182 yd
Brodie Castle, GardensFormal Garden (period Unassigned) · 287 yd
Brodie Castle, Car ParkCar Park (modern) · 362 yd
Brodie Castle PoliciesEstate (18th Century), Formal Garden(s) (18th Century) · 368 yd
Brodie Castle, West LodgeLodge (19th Century) (1830)-(1840) · 387 yd
Raffpark WoodForest · 605 yd
Brodie Castle, Burial GroundBurial Ground (19th Century) · 654 yd
CottertonCropmark(s) (period Unknown), Field Boundary (period Unassigned) · 969 yd
Downie WoodForest · 1170 yd
MundoleTower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.2 mi
Hill 99 Viewpoint TowerViewpoint · 2.9 mi
Fairyhills QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi