What is recorded here

Crathes Castle, Burial-ground is a late 19th Century burial ground in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not merely a shadow behind the castle. The dead may have chosen that boundary because the castle gave the area its name, while the living continued to use the land around it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crathes Castle, Burial-ground as Burial Ground (late 19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Crathes Castle itself was built in the late 16th century by the Gordon family, who held it for centuries as a significant seat of power in Aberdeenshire. The castle is important as a well-preserved example of a Scottish Renaissance tower house and is now a National Trust for Scotland property.

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