What is recorded here

Craigievar Castle, Kennels Cottage stands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, recorded as a cottage with no assigned period. The exact location is known to the nearest metre, yet the purpose and history of the small building remain unclear. It may have served workers, kept tools, or hidden a room for someone who did not want to be seen. The castle towers nearby, but the cottage keeps its own silence.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craigievar Castle, Kennels Cottage as Cottage (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.

Craigievar Castle, Kennels Cottage is part of the Craigievar Castle estate, which was built by the Gordon family in the early 18th century. The cottage is remembered as an example of the ancillary buildings that supported the castle's function as a significant Scottish laird's residence.

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