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Couthally Castle is a ruined stronghold located near Carnwath in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period, though the precise construction date remains uncertain from surviving evidence. It comprises the remains of a substantial stone structure that would have served as a fortified residence for a local landholding family. The site's fragmentary state reflects centuries of abandonment and deterioration, though its location in the fertile Clyde Valley indicates its former strategic and economic importance to the region's medieval landowners.
Couthally Castle,Carnwath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3909. View the official record →
Couthally Castle is a ruined stronghold located near Carnwath in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3909.
Couthally Castle,Carnwath 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 SM3909.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carstairs Mains, Roman temporary camp 750m SE of (4.7 km), Newbigging market cross (4.9 km), Corbiehall Farm, enclosure 570m NNE of (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Couthally Castle,Carnwath'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.
Couthally Castle,Carnwath stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.