Whitefield Castle — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

No castle ever rose at Whitefield, only a farmstead that kept its name like a stolen coat. The misnomer has dressed ordinary stone in noble pretence for centuries, forcing every visitor to subtract fantasy before they can see the truth. Rename it and the paradox disappears; keep the mistake and the place remains alive, still performing its small deception.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whitefield Castle as Farmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval). 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.

Whitefield Castle was built as a medieval farmstead and later developed into a post-medieval structure, though specific builders or holders are not recorded. Its precise location and historical continuity make it a noted site in Scotland's historic environment.

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