What is recorded here
Kinfauns Castle Policies, Rifle Range marked a first world war and 20th century firing range in Perth and Kinross. Men may have stood in the policies, listened for powder cracks, and watched bullets strike distant earth. The castle loomed above the practice, turning military drill into a shadowed ritual beneath old stone.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kinfauns Castle Policies, Rifle Range as Firing Range (20th Century), Firing Range (first World War). 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.
Kinfauns Castle Policies, Rifle Range was used as a military firing range during the First World War and into the 20th century. It is remembered for its role in military training and defense activities in the Perth and Kinross area.
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