What is recorded here
Castle of Cadden stands in Kineff, Aberdeenshire, preserving a scarped causeway and a short curtain wall from the medieval period. It is not a grand palace but a sharp edge of stone where human hands cut the landscape. The missing chambers do not vanish; they invite imagination to complete what survival removed.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle of Cadden as Castle (medieval). 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.
The Castle of Cadden was built in the medieval period, though specific builders and dates remain unidentified. Its importance lies in its inclusion in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment, reflecting its archaeological and historical value.
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