Scheduled MonumentsScotlandAlmond Castle

Almond Castle

Scotland
HES SM1748
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Almond Castle is a medieval fortified stronghold located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The castle dates to the medieval period and represents a significant example of defensive architecture characteristic of its era. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland with the reference SM1748, reflecting its importance to Scotland's architectural heritage. The castle's remains demonstrate the construction methods and strategic considerations typical of medieval Scottish fortifications in the central belt region.

Almond Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1748. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Almond Castle?

Almond Castle is a medieval fortified stronghold located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1748.

Who is responsible for protecting Almond Castle?

Almond Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1748.

What other scheduled monuments are near Almond Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castlethorn, fort and standing stones 500m ESE of Torphichen Mains (5.1 km), Refuge Stone, 300m WNW of Westfield Farm, Westfield (5.3 km), Hilltop House, coal pit 250m NNW of (6.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Almond Castle

Almond Castle stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.