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Castle Semple is a tower house situated to the south of Castle Semple Loch in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The structure dates from the medieval period and represents a defensive residential building typical of Scottish tower house architecture. The tower house would have served as a fortified stronghold for a local landholding family, combining domestic accommodation with protective fortifications characteristic of medieval Scottish noble residences. The site's location adjacent to the loch reflects the strategic importance of water access and defensible positions in medieval settlement patterns.
Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7146. View the official record →
Castle Semple is a tower house situated to the south of Castle Semple Loch in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7146.
Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch 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 SM7146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barr Castle (1.6 km), Castle Semple Collegiate Church (1.9 km), Elliston Castle (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch'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.
Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.