What is recorded here
Drum Castle Policies, Old Wood holds a hidden pond and sluice beside Aberdeenshire. Whether the water fed a kitchen garden or a secret pleasure ground, the stones still suggest a house that wanted to control rain and light. The old wood may have hidden the castle from passing eyes while people inside listened for drums in the distance.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Castle Policies, Old Wood as Pond (period Unassigned), Sluice (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.
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