What is recorded here
Hallforest, Castle Farm is a farmhouse and farmstead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, still unassigned to a precise era despite its name. The word Castle suggests power or defense, yet no tower or date is recorded. Perhaps a noble family claimed the land before ordinary farming took over. The building may have waited in darkness for someone to speak its name aloud.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hallforest, Castle Farm 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Castle of HallforestCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 143 yd
Hallforest Castle (ruin)Castle · 144 yd
Gauchhill PlantationForest · 322 yd
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KintorePit (period Unassigned) · 1691 yd
BlairsFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Kintore CemeteryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Kintore, MidmillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi_(geograph_4834055).jpg?width=1280)
South LeylodgeNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.5 mi
Lauchintilly MossForest · 2.7 mi
Place of OriginViewpoint · 2.7 mi