
What is recorded here
Castle Hill rises in Aberdeenshire, carrying a medieval castle, kilns, a well, silver coins, flint and pottery. The stones suggest busy hands, heat and daily life, though the exact dates and people have faded. A person may have lived there, watched the sea or built something useful before forgetting the name. The hill still keeps what the world dropped.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rattray, Castle Hill as Castle (medieval), Kiln(s) (period Unassigned), Well (period Unassigned), Coin(s) (silver)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
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Places near here
Old RattrayFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 168 yd
Rattray, St Mary's Chapel and GraveyardBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (medieval) · 576 yd
Rattray HeadAnti Tank Ditch (second World War) · 621 yd
Loch of Strathbeg, Seaplane BaseSeaplane Base (first World War) · 701 yd
Greenmyre WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Crimond BeltsWood · 1.7 mi
RSPB Loch of StrathbegHeritage attraction · 1.9 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.7 mi
Whitelinks BayAircraft (second World War) · 4.0 mi
Scotstown HeadHeadland · 4.2 mi
Inverallochy CastleCastle (medieval) · 4.2 mi
Moat HillMountain / peak · 5.4 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0