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Barntalloch Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located near Staplegordon in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a raised mound typical of Norman military architecture, constructed during the medieval period as a defensive stronghold commanding the local landscape. Such fortifications served as administrative and military centres for Norman lords establishing control over frontier territories in southern Scotland. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological record of twelfth-century settlement and lordship patterns in the region.
Barntalloch Castle, motte and bailey, Staplegordon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM685. View the official record →
Barntalloch Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located near Staplegordon in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM685.
Barntalloch Castle, motte and bailey, Staplegordon dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey, staplegordon. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Barntalloch Castle, motte and bailey, Staplegordon 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 SM685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wauchope Castle, castle and manse 235m SSW of Springhill (3.8 km), Cleuchfoot,farmstead 1500m NE of (4.8 km), Old Irvine,settlement 600m NNW of (6.3 km).
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