What is recorded here

Drum Castle Policies, Stables and Garage Cottage occupy a precise point in Aberdeenshire, blending modern garage use with older stable and cottage forms. The clear boundary between eras disappears when a car engine sounds inside a space once shaped for horse breath. Local life may have moved from riding boots to tyre marks without breaking the continuity of the building.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Castle Policies, Stables and Garage Cottage as Building (period Unassigned), Cottage (period Unassigned), Garage (modern), Stable (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.

Drum Castle, including its Policies, Stables, and Garage Cottage, was originally built by the Drum family in the 16th century, with later additions and modifications over the centuries. The castle is important as a historic family seat and an example of Scottish Renaissance architecture, reflecting the region's feudal and aristocratic heritage.

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