What is recorded here
No human body is visible in the provided data, though a keeper may have stood at that window, watched the estate roads for poachers or simply enjoyed the quiet country air. The house belongs to the nineteenth century and still answers to Darnaway Castle, a reminder that grand estates relied on ordinary domestic labour as much as they relied on pride. Its exact position is known in Moray, yet no photograph or document has been shared to show whether the rooms remained bright, darkened or emptied.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Darnaway Castle, Keeper's House as Gamekeepers House (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.
Darnaway Castle, Keeper's House, was built in the 19th century as a residence for the gamekeeper, likely associated with the management of the Darnaway Castle estate. It is remembered as part of the historic landscape linked to the prominent Gordon family, who held the nearby castle for centuries.
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Places near here
BerryleyFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 329 yd
Darnaway Castle, East Gate and LodgeGate (19th Century), Gate Pier(s) (19th Century), Lodge (19th Century) · 1094 yd
TearieCropmark(s) (period Unknown)(possible), Ring Ditch (period Unassigned) · 1139 yd
Darnaway CastleFlat Axehead (bronze)(bronze Age) · 1265 yd
MundoleTower House (medieval)(possible) · 1.2 mi
Rodney's StoneHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
Brodie Castle, GardensFormal Garden (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Brodie CastleCastle (16th Century), Country House (19th Century), Sundial(s) (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.5 mi
Raffpark WoodForest · 1.6 mi
Fairyhills QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Hardmuir WoodForest · 2.0 mi
Dallas Dhu DistilleryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.6 mi