What is recorded here

Frendraught House stands in Aberdeenshire as a layered survivor of feudal violence, wearing a 1688 datestone above a porch added decades later while keeping fragments of its burned tower house. In 1630, guests invited for safety died inside the flames, an old servant was executed for their murders, and the Gordons buried ashes and broken bones at Gartly. The house was recast, extended, partly demolished, restored, and occupied again, carrying that night in its walls rather than explaining it away.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Frendraught House as Country House (period Unassigned), Tower House (17th Century). 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.

Frendraught House, a 17th-century tower house in Scotland, was built by the Keith family, a prominent and historically influential noble family in the region. It is remembered for its architectural significance and its association with the Keiths, who played a key role in Scottish history.

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