What is recorded here
Drum Castle Policies, Old Wood holds a prehistoric standing stone, marking it as one of the oldest human landmarks in Aberdeenshire. The stone has watched seasons turn and forests change long before written history began. People may have gathered there to pray, trade or simply mark time beneath the sky.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Castle Policies, Old Wood as Standing Stone (prehistoric). 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
Milton of DrumFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Watermill (period Unassigned) · 635 yd
Milton of Drum, BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 648 yd
Drumhill WoodForest · 1010 yd
WoodsideCairnfield (later Prehistoric), Enclosure (post Medieval), Field Boundary(s) (later Prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1015 yd
Drum CastlePottery Scatter (post Medieval), Pottery Scatter (medieval), Steps (17th Century), Tower House (medieval), Wall (period Unassigned), Water Channel (period Unassigned) · 1093 yd
Drum Castle, Walled GardenBothy (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned), Walled Garden (period Unassigned) · 1187 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2102202.jpg?width=1280)
Drum Castle Rose GardenHeritage attraction · 1193 yd
Quartains MossForest · 1692 yd
DrumoakSocketed Axehead (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Castle Hill, DurrisMotte (medieval) · 2.8 mi
NormandykesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Peterculter Golf CourseNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi