Braemar, Braemar Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Braemar Castle stands in Aberdeenshire as a medieval ruin, its stones weathered into the hillside where human hands first shaped them. The exact position is known, yet the castle itself may remain closed to casual entry, preserving the privacy of its decay. What is clear is that it is old, that it is a castle, and that it still occupies the land without apology.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Braemar, Braemar Castle as Castle (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.

Braemar Castle was built in the late 16th century by the Gordon family, who held it as a strategic stronghold in the Cairngorms region of Scotland. It is important as a historic seat of the Earls of Gordon and as a symbol of their influence in the north-east of Scotland during the medieval and early modern periods.

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