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Boghall Castle is a 15th-century fortified residence located near Biggar in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle survives as a substantial stone tower house of medieval construction, representing the domestic and defensive architecture typical of the Scottish borders and lowlands during the late medieval period. The site holds significance as evidence of the settlement patterns and power structures of Lanarkshire during the fifteenth century, when such fortified dwellings served both residential and protective functions for local landholding families. The castle's surviving stonework and structural form contribute to understanding the architectural practices and building traditions of medieval Scotland.
Boghall Castle,Biggar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5265. View the official record →
Boghall Castle is a 15th-century fortified residence located near Biggar in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5265.
Boghall Castle,Biggar 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 SM5265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langloch Knowe,fort E of Nisbet (4.1 km), Snaip, settlement 380m SSW of (4.2 km), Culterpark Hill,fort (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Boghall Castle,Biggar'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.
Boghall Castle,Biggar stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.