What is recorded here

Dunrobin Castle, Museum in Highland, Scotland, carries a visible human history because an 18th Century pavilion and a 20th Century museum still occupy the same place. The castle name suggests pride, distance and memory, while the museum part suggests that the life inside was later arranged for others to witness. Whether the building first served pleasure, display or devotion, it has become a container for several kinds of human wanting.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunrobin Castle, Museum as Museum (20th Century), Pavilion (18th 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.

Dunrobin Castle was built in the 13th century by the Earls of Sutherland and is the largest and most complete medieval castle in the Scottish Highlands. It is important as a historic seat of the powerful Sutherland family and as a well-preserved example of medieval and later Scottish architecture.

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