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Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower

Scotland
HES SM2633
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Crawford Castle is a medieval fortification located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a tower structure that dates to the medieval period, reflecting the defensive architecture typical of Scottish border strongholds. The castle served as a seat of local power and would have functioned as both a residence and fortified position for its lords. The monument survives today as substantial ruins that contribute to the archaeological and architectural record of medieval Lanarkshire.

Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2633. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower?

Crawford Castle is a medieval fortification located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2633.

Who is responsible for protecting Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower?

Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower 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 SM2633.

What other scheduled monuments are near Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system (4.5 km), Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road (5.4 km), Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith (5.8 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system
Post-Medieval · Settlement, bastle house and field system4.5 km
Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road
Roman · Roman road5.4 km
Air Cleuch,cairns 1300m S of Glengeith
Cairns 1300m s of glengeith5.8 km
Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane
Bronze Age · Standing stone 160m n of crookedstane6.1 km
Crookedstane,platform settlement 1300m W of
Platform settlement6.2 km
Crookedstane,platform settlement 200m E of
Platform settlement6.3 km
Little Clyde,Roman camp
Roman · Roman camp6.7 km
Historic gold workings, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire
Leadhills, south lanarkshire6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower

Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.

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