What is recorded here
Drum Castle Policies and West Wood Plantations still hold the shape of deliberate enclosure, though no human date or named owner has emerged to explain the boundaries. The woods may have served hunters, workers or castle kitchens, yet the absence of a clear record leaves the purpose suspended like a door closed from the inside. What is certain is that the land was shaped rather than taken whole, and that shaping still presses against the modern edge of Aberdeenshire.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Castle Policies, West Wood Plantations 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Drumhill WoodForest · 208 yd
Drum Castle, Home FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 598 yd
Drum Castle, ChapelChapel (15th Century) · 658 yd
Drum Castle, Walled GardenBothy (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned), Walled Garden (period Unassigned) · 992 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2102202.jpg)
Drum Castle Rose GardenHeritage attraction · 999 yd
WoodsideCairnfield (later Prehistoric), Enclosure (post Medieval), Field Boundary(s) (later Prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1438 yd
Coldstream PlantationForest · 1652 yd
DrumoakSocketed Axehead (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 1654 yd
Castle Hill, DurrisMotte (medieval) · 2.4 mi
Castle Hill, MotteArchaeological place · 2.4 mi
NormandykesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.8 mi
Peterculter Golf CourseNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi