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Druminnor Castle, Mains of Drumminor

Farmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned)

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Druminnor Castle, Mains of Drumminor, is a farmhouse and farmstead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the boundary between domestic life and historical mystery blurs. The exact location is known to within ten metres, yet the true nature of the place resists simple definition. It may have been a home, a workshop, a threshold, or a forgotten chamber of the world. The coordinates are clear, but the meaning remains elusive.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Druminnor Castle, Mains of Drumminor as Farmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned). 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.
Druminnor Castle, Mains of Drumminor, is a 16th-century tower house built by the Gordon family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its historical association with the Gords and its strategic location in the north-east of Scotland.

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