What is recorded here

Dunrobin Castle stands as the largest house in the north of Scotland, where Sir Charles Barry transformed a medieval keep into a grand residence for the Duke of Sutherland between 1835 and 1850. The walls still shadow the brutal memory of Alexander Sutherland, whose head the Gordons mounted on a spear after retaking the castle in 1518. That violent history hangs beneath the bright French Renaissance facades, reminding visitors that beauty in the Highlands often covers old blood.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dunrobin Castle as Battery (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Dunrobin Castle, located in Sutherland, Scotland, was primarily built and extended by the Earls and later Dukes of Sutherland from the 13th century, with significant 18th- and 19th-century renovations. It is important as one of the most complete and historically significant castles in the Scottish Highlands and as the family seat of the powerful Sutherland family.

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