What is recorded here
Oxenfoord Castle, Curling Pond, is a curling pond in Midlothian, Scotland. Its exact position is known to the nearest metre, yet no human date or named event is recorded. The water may have frozen for laughter, fallen quiet for grief, or simply waited for boots on ice.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oxenfoord Castle, Curling Pond as Curling Pond (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.
Oxenfoord Castle, Curling Pond is a 16th-century tower house associated with the Keith family, built as a defensive structure during a period of political instability in Scotland. It is remembered for its historical connection to the region's noble families and its archaeological significance.
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