What is recorded here
Castle Fraser Policies, Alton Brae holds clearance cairns and an unassigned structure, marking a landscape where people cleared stone and shaped the land before written dates. The policies suggest a managed estate edge, perhaps walked by keepers, hunters, or families who knew which paths avoided difficulty. Alton Brae still carries that human pressure, even when the exact purpose has faded from memory.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Fraser Policies, Alton Brae as Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned). 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
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Castle Fraser, Walled GardenWalled Garden (18th Century) · 637 yd
Castle Fraser, Gardener's CottageCottage (post Medieval) · 704 yd
Standing stonesArchaeological place · 882 yd
Castle Fraser Stone circleArchaeological place · 1012 yd
Miss Bristow's WoodWood · 1347 yd
BraeneilRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1355 yd
Lauchintilly MossForest · 1.1 mi
Kemnay HouseCountry House (17th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
James Mitchell MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Kemnay War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Pitfichie HillMountain / peak · 4.2 mi