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Corra Castle

Scotland
HES SM2597
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Corra Castle is a medieval fortified structure located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated within the landscape of the upper Clyde valley. The castle represents a typical example of Scottish baronial defensive architecture, though documentary and archaeological evidence regarding its precise construction date and early occupancy remains limited in the published scholarly record. The site's strategic position reflects the importance of the Lanarkshire region during the medieval period, when control of such locations held significance for regional power and territorial claims. As a scheduled ancient monument under Historic Environment Scotland's care, Corra Castle continues to represent the physical heritage of medieval Scottish fortification within its locality.

Corra Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2597. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Corra Castle?

Corra Castle is a medieval fortified structure located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated within the landscape of the upper Clyde valley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2597.

Who is responsible for protecting Corra Castle?

Corra 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 SM2597.

What other scheduled monuments are near Corra Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Lanark, Mill Number Four (1.1 km), Castle Hill,site of Lanark Castle (1.9 km), St Kentigern's Church, Lanark (1.9 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

New Lanark, Mill Number Four
Mill number four1.1 km
Castle Hill,site of Lanark Castle
Medieval · Site of lanark castle1.9 km
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
Lanark1.9 km
Hyndford House,crannog 135m NNW of
Iron Age–Medieval · Crannog2.4 km
Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge
Iron Age · Fort 345m wsw of mouse bridge3.6 km
Eastmore, barrow 390m NNE of
Barrow4.2 km
Castledykes,Roman fort,Corbiehall
Iron Age · Roman fort,corbiehall5.3 km
Black Hill,fort & cairn
Iron Age · Fort & cairn5.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Corra Castle

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

The wider landscape

Around Corra Castle

Battle of Bothwell BridgeBattle (1679) · ~14.6 milesBattle of Linlithgow BridgeBattle (1526) · ~22.7 milesBattle of Falkirk IiBattle (1746) · ~23.1 milesBattle of KilsythBattle (1645) · ~24.7 miles
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