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Kincardine Castle, Estate Office and Kennels

Estate Office (period Unassigned), Kennels (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Kincardine Castle, Estate Office and Kennels occupies a precise point in Perth and Kinross, though no human date or named event is recorded. The estate office and kennels suggest a working household where dogs ran and papers folded, yet the absence of a period leaves the chamber open to invention. Perhaps a keeper marked rations and weather while the castle watched from above. The exact location anchors the story even when the timeline vanishes.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kincardine Castle, Estate Office and Kennels as Estate Office (period Unassigned), Kennels (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.
Kincardine Castle, Estate Office and Kennels were built by the Keith family, who held the lands of Kincardine from the 14th century, with significant construction occurring in the 17th and 18th centuries. The site is important as a historic estate complex reflecting the agricultural and social management practices of Scotland's landed gentry.

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