What is recorded here
Castle Sod Yair dropped wooden teeth into the River Dee, forcing silver fish into a narrow kill where human hands could grab them. The trap turned raw current into predictable life, proving that water can be bent when someone understands its anger. It remains a quiet reminder that nature yields only to patience and shape.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records River Dee, Castle Sod Yair as Fish Trap (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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