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Caisteal Bheagram is a medieval castle located at Drimsdale in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site represents a fortified structure from the medieval period, typical of Highland defensive architecture, though specific details regarding its original construction date and architectural phases remain limited in the accessible scholarly record. The castle's physical remains reflect the strategic importance of its location within the Inverness-shire landscape, where such fortifications served to control local territories and assert lordly authority. Like many Scottish medieval castles in the Highlands, Caisteal Bheagram would have functioned as both a residence and a military stronghold for its proprietors.
Caisteal Bheagram,castle,Drimsdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5358. View the official record →
Caisteal Bheagram is a medieval castle located at Drimsdale in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5358.
Caisteal Bheagram,castle,Drimsdale dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle,drimsdale. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Caisteal Bheagram,castle,Drimsdale 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 SM5358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Teampull Moire,churches,chapels and enclosures,Howmore (0.7 km), Dun Raouill,dun,Loch Druidibeg (1.7 km), Dun Altabrug,dun and causeway (3 km).
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