What is recorded here

Fingask Castle, Fernery and Smithy stands in Perth and Kinross as a 19th Century fernery and smithy, recorded at a point accurate to one metre. The castle name suggests noble ambition, yet the listed buildings are a garden and a workshop, places where heat and growth did more work than display. A fernery needs moisture and patience, while a smithy needs force and judgment, so the site may have balanced both temperaments under one roof.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fingask Castle, Fernery and Smithy as Fernery (garden) (19th Century), Smithy (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.

Fingask Castle, located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was built in the 17th century by the Keith family, who held the estate for several generations. The castle and its associated 19th-century fernery and smithy are remembered for their historical and architectural significance, reflecting the development of Scottish country houses and landscape design during the early modern period.

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