What is recorded here

Sparrow Castle in Alves, Moray, is an 18th-century house dated 1776, built with harled walls, ashlar margins, and later single-storey gable wings. Its south-facing rooms catch low light across clean lines, while the random rubble porch and moulded jambs mark the boundary between old craft and later change. The name suggests a small creature perched above a serious residence, reminding us that grandeur and mischief often share the same roof.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sparrow Castle as House (18th Century) (1776). 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.

Sparrow Castle was built as a house in the 18th century, specifically in 1776. It is important as a recorded historic structure in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment, indicating its recognized architectural or historical value.

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