What is recorded here

Hattonslap, the castle of Dalforky, stands as a possible medieval moated site in Aberdeenshire. Water may have wrapped the land like a living boundary, forcing visitors to approach through narrow channels while residents watched from dry ground. The name Dalforky sounds like a tongue trapping a stone, hinting that the place resisted easy understanding even before history forgot it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hattonslap, 'castle of Dalforky' as Moated Site (medieval)(possible). 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.

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