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Cadzow Castle is a medieval stronghold situated near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle occupies a naturally fortified position on a steep-sided peninsula formed by a bend in the River Clyde, with substantial earthwork defences including a motte and bailey arrangement that reflect its Norman origins in the twelfth century. The site was developed further in later medieval periods, and its strategic location made it an important possession, notably held by the Douglas family during the fifteenth century. The castle remains visible as substantial earthworks and fragmentary stone structures that testify to its considerable defensive capabilities and long period of occupation as a seat of power in the region.
Cadzow Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90342. View the official record →
Cadzow Castle is a medieval stronghold situated near Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90342.
Cadzow 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 SM90342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hamilton High Parks, earthwork 475m NE of High Parks Farm (0.3 km), Hamilton High Parks, park pale (0.4 km), Netherton Cross, cross, Hamilton Old Parish Kirk (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cadzow 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.
Cadzow Castle stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.