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Buittle Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. The site dates from the Norman period, likely established in the twelfth century as part of the Anglo-Norman settlement of the region following the Norman conquest of England. The castle comprises a substantial earthen mound, or motte, with an associated bailey, representing a characteristic form of medieval fortification typical of the early Norman period. The site has been designated as a scheduled monument reflecting its importance as evidence of medieval military and settlement patterns in south-west Scotland.
Buittle Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1115. View the official record →
Buittle Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1115.
Buittle 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 SM1115.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buittle Old Kirk (2.1 km), Edingham Castle (2.3 km), Edingham Munitions Factory (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Buittle 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.
Buittle Castle stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.