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Camregan Castle

Scotland
HES SM5403
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Overview

History & significance

Camregan Castle is a ruined fortification located in Ayrshire, Scotland, designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland. The site represents a medieval defensive structure, though detailed scholarly documentation regarding its specific construction date, architectural phases, and historical ownership remains limited in widely available historical records. The castle's remains reflect the pattern of fortified settlements characteristic of the medieval period in southwest Scotland, a region marked by strategic importance and defensive needs during its feudal development.

Camregan Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5403. View the official record →

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What is Camregan Castle?

Camregan Castle is a ruined fortification located in Ayrshire, Scotland, designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland.

Who is responsible for protecting Camregan Castle?

Camregan 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 SM5403.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camregan Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Dailly Church (1.2 km), Houdston Hill,enclosure 300m SSW of Drumrannie Bridge (1.8 km), Roman Temporary Camp and prehistoric enclosure, 200m SW and 190m ENE of Girvan Mains farm (2.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old Dailly Church
1.2 km
Houdston Hill,enclosure 300m SSW of Drumrannie Bridge
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 300m ssw of drumrannie bridge1.8 km
Roman Temporary Camp and prehistoric enclosure, 200m SW and 190m ENE of Girvan Mains farm
200m sw and 190m ene of girvan mains farm2.3 km
Gallow Hill,settlement and ring-ditch 320m N of Girvan Mains
Settlement and ring-ditch 320m n of girvan mains2.6 km
Cairnhill,palisaded enclosure and timber house 220m NNE of
Post-Medieval · Palisaded enclosure and timber house2.6 km
Craighead Hill,dun 380m WNW of
Iron Age · Dun2.9 km
Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge
Barrow 300m nnw of coalpots bridge3 km
Dow Hill,fort
Iron Age · Fort3.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camregan Castle

Camregan Castle stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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