What is recorded here

Keiss Castle, Walled Garden stands beside Keiss Castle in Caithness, recorded as a walled garden without a clear period. The wall may have surrounded kitchen herbs, castle flowers or a small private pleasure garden for the people who lived at Keiss Castle. In that case the garden was not decorative in the modern sense; it was useful, seasonal and close to the household.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Keiss Castle, Walled Garden as Walled Garden (period Unassigned). 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.

Keiss Castle, Walled Garden is associated with the historic Keiss Castle, which was built in the 16th century by the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble family. The walled garden is remembered as part of the estate's historical landscape, reflecting the agricultural and horticultural practices of the period.

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