What is recorded here

Craigievar Castle Policies, Kennels is a Post Medieval cistern hidden in Aberdeenshire. It may have stored rainwater for castle kitchens or kennel dogs. The stone jar still waits beneath grass, feeding life long after its makers left.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craigievar Castle Policies, Kennels as Cistern (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, including its policies and kennels, was built by the Forbes family in the early 18th century, with construction beginning around 1706. It is important as a fine example of Scottish baronial architecture and is associated with the historical influence of the Forbes clan in Aberdeenshire.

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