What is recorded here

Pitcaple Castle Policies holds medieval and post-medieval rig and furrow marks, still visible in Aberdeenshire soil. Those lines suggest repeated planting, harvest and memory across centuries. The castle name implies a lost tower or residence nearby, though no standing wall remains in the facts given. Land can remember hands even when people forget its name.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pitcaple Castle Policies as Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). 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.

Pitcaple Castle Policies are associated with the medieval and post-medieval period, likely linked to the broader Pitcaple Castle estate, which was held by the Keith family, Earls Marischal of Scotland, from the 14th century onwards. The site is important as an example of medieval agricultural land management and the historical influence of a prominent Scottish noble family.

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