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Corgarff Castle, Quarry

Quarry (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Corgarff Castle, Quarry stands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, marked only as a quarry on the national record. The site may have supplied stone for nearby buildings or roads, yet no date or owner is written beside it. A quarry is not a display cabinet, but a wound in the earth where people took what they needed and left the shape behind.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Corgarff Castle, Quarry as Quarry (period Unassigned). 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.
Corgarff Castle was built in the 16th century by the Gordon family, who were prominent in northeast Scotland. It is remembered as a historic stronghold associated with the powerful and influential Gordon earls of Huntly.

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