What is recorded here
Drum Castle Policies, Old Wood marks a buried bank and ditch in Aberdeenshire, waiting beneath the trees for someone to remember why it was built. The earthwork may have kept out invaders, marked a boundary, or simply shaped the land for daily life. Whatever it did, it still lies there, patient and unbroken, while the wood grows around it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Castle Policies, Old Wood as Bank (earthwork) (period Unassigned), Ditch (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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Milton of Drum, BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 728 yd
Milton of DrumFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Watermill (period Unassigned) · 736 yd
Drumhill WoodForest · 837 yd
WoodsideCairnfield (later Prehistoric), Enclosure (post Medieval), Field Boundary(s) (later Prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1055 yd
Drum Castle, Walled GardenBothy (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned), Walled Garden (period Unassigned) · 1111 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2102202.jpg)
Drum Castle Rose GardenHeritage attraction · 1117 yd
Quartains MossForest · 1.0 mi
DrumoakSocketed Axehead (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Castle Hill, DurrisMotte (medieval) · 2.7 mi
Castle Hill, MotteArchaeological place · 2.7 mi
NormandykesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Peterculter Golf CourseNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi