What is recorded here

Culzean Castle Policies, Swinston Ponds contain sluices in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The waterworks still mark the boundary between castle land and ordinary pond life. Whether they guided ducks, drained fields or simply answered a lord’s whim, the brass and stone remain clear. The ponds keep the answer hidden beneath their surface.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Culzean Castle Policies, Swinston Ponds as Sluice(s) (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.

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