What is recorded here
Kinnaird Castle, Over-bridge stands in Angus, Scotland, though no human hand or purpose is recorded for the stones. The gap between a castle name and a bridge function suggests a lost crossing, perhaps built to carry traders, soldiers or visitors across water now forgotten. The exact period remains unknown, but the structure still marks the land as a place where people crossed, lived or passed under duress.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kinnaird Castle, Over-bridge as Bridge (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.
Kinnaird Castle, Over-bridge, is a 16th-century tower house associated with the Keith family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its strategic location near the River Spey and its historical connections to the region's medieval and early modern history.
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