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Crathes Castle Halt

Railway Halt (19th Century)

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Crathes Castle Halt is a 19th-century railway halt in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, named for the castle it served. Trains stopped there only when someone lifted a flag or rang a bell, giving ordinary people rare access to a private estate. The castle loomed above a small village, and the railway made that height feel shared instead of locked away.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crathes Castle Halt as Railway Halt (19th Century). 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.
Crathes Castle Halt was a 19th-century railway station serving Crathes Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It was important as part of the local transport network, facilitating access to the historic castle and estate.

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