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Barr Castle is a late medieval fortified tower located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, dating to the fifteenth or sixteenth century. The castle comprises a substantial stone tower house of typical Scottish design, reflecting the defensive requirements and social status of its period. It stands as evidence of the feudal landholding patterns and architectural practices prevalent in south-west Scotland during the late medieval era. The site remains an important example of domestic military architecture from this transitional period between medieval castle construction and the development of Renaissance Scottish fortified houses.
Barr Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1650. View the official record →
Barr Castle is a late medieval fortified tower located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, dating to the fifteenth or sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1650.
Barr 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 SM1650.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch (1.6 km), Larabank Castle,motte (1.9 km), Castle Semple Collegiate Church (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Barr Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barr Castle stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.