What is recorded here
Crathes Castle Policies holds Post Medieval ice-houses built between 1561 and 1899. They stand inside the castle estate in Aberdeenshire, waiting for heat to reveal what memory has forgotten.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crathes Castle Policies as Building(s) (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.
Crathes Castle Policies were developed by the Gordon family, who held Crathes Castle from the 16th century onwards. The policies are historically important as they reflect the layout and management of a typical Scottish noble estate during the early modern period.
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