What is recorded here

Pittarrow Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, stands as a medieval ruin where human ambition once defied the wilderness. The exact location is known, but the castle itself may remain closed to casual entry. Its stones still hold the shape of hands that built it, even if those hands have forgotten the world.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pittarrow 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.

Pittarrow Castle was built in the 13th century by the Keith family, a powerful noble lineage in medieval Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the region and as a historic seat of the Earls of Kintore.

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