Fyvie Castle, Racquets Court — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Noble Fir roots cracked the Racquets Court at Fyvie Castle, exposing a chamber where generations may have struck balls against stone before squash arrived. The tree fell in strong winds, forcing men to dig out its root ball and reveal nothing but bare earth beneath the play. What the court kept was motion itself: the thud of a ball returning, the breath of people inside, the particular echo of a room built for speed.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fyvie Castle, Racquets Court as Bowling Alley (20th Century), Squash Court (20th 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.

Fyvie Castle, including Racquets Court, was originally built by the Forbes family in the 13th century, with significant expansions occurring in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is important as a historic seat of the Forbes earls and for its well-preserved medieval and later architecture, including the unique Racquets Court added in the 17th century.

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