What is recorded here

Crathes Castle Policies holds Post Medieval ice-houses, stone chambers built to steal summer heat and return it as winter freshness. They served the castle kitchen, proving that foresight and patience can defeat seasonal loss. The policies still belong to Crathes, yet their purpose remains plainly written in chambers made for waiting.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Crathes Castle Policies as Field Boundary (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.

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