What is recorded here

Crathes Castle, Farmsteading is a 19th Century farmstead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is not Crathes Castle itself but the working land beside it, where horses, carts and human hands kept the estate alive. The main castle takes the glory, yet this is where bread was baked, straps were buckled and mornings began before anyone climbed the stairs.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crathes Castle, Farmsteading as Farmstead (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 is a 16th-century tower house built by the Forbes family, who held it for centuries as a significant seat of power in Aberdeenshire. It is important for its well-preserved architecture and historical association with Scottish noble history.

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