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Pluscarden, 'castle Hill'

Castle (medieval)(possible)

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Pluscarden, 'castle Hill' in Moray, Scotland, may have been a medieval castle, though no surviving structure confirms the claim. The hill itself remains the evidence, rising above the surrounding land with the kind of shape that suggests human hands once shaped it for defence or display. Whether a fortress stood there or a boundary marker, the place still carries the weight of that forgotten purpose.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pluscarden, 'castle Hill' as Castle (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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