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Castle Fraser Policies

Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval)

What is recorded here

Castle Fraser Policies preserves medieval rig and furrow marks still visible beside Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire. The fields belonged to the castle household, and their ridges record how people farmed the same land for generations. Walking past them is an invitation to imagine hands in soil long before roads or museums existed.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Fraser Policies as Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). 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.

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