What is recorded here

Drum Castle is a near-unchanged 13th-century tower house near Drumoak, granted to William de Irwyn in 1323 by Robert the Bruce and held by Clan Irvine until 1975. Its steep stones, old chapel and rose gardens suggest a household where lairds, guests and perhaps even Mary, Queen of Scots, moved through rooms shaped by loyalty, pride and rebellion. The name Drum comes from Gaelic druim, ridge, as if the castle still stood watching the land rather than merely occupying it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Castle as Enclosure (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.

Drum Castle is a 16th-century tower house located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, originally built by the Gordon family, a powerful and influential Scottish noble clan. It is remembered for its well-preserved architecture and historical association with the Gordon earls, reflecting the strategic and social significance of such structures in medieval Scotland.

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