What is recorded here
Castle Fraser Policies holds post-medieval cisterns beside Aberdeenshire, saving water for the estate when rain failed. The ha ha hides its edge behind grass, inviting people to walk past a sudden drop. Those who linger may still hear dripping in the cisterns, imagining the hands that dug them and the children who played above the hidden brink.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Fraser Policies as Ha Ha (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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Castle FraserLamp (stone)(period Unassigned) · 216 yd
Castle Fraser PoliciesStructure (period Unassigned) · 296 yd
Standing stonesArchaeological place · 446 yd
Miss Bristow's WoodWood · 453 yd
Castle Fraser, Walled GardenWalled Garden (18th Century) · 480 yd
Castle Fraser Stone circleArchaeological place · 692 yd
CourtcairnRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 723 yd
Lauchintilly MossForest · 1.4 mi
Kemnay HouseCountry House (17th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.0 mi
Cluny War MemorialMemorial · 2.2 mi
Monymusk War MemorialMemorial · 2.9 mi
Pitfichie HillMountain / peak · 4.6 mi