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Dingwall Castle is a medieval fortification located in Ross-shire, Scotland, situated approximately twenty metres south-west of The Castle House. The castle represents an important stronghold of the medieval period, serving as a seat of power in the northern Highlands and demonstrating the strategic significance of Dingwall as a regional centre. The site retains evidence of its defensive architecture characteristic of medieval Scottish castles, though the structure has undergone considerable alteration and deterioration over the centuries. The fortification's history reflects the broader political dynamics of the Highlands, with the castle having passed through various hands during the medieval and early modern periods.
Dingwall Castle, 20m SW of The Castle House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9678. View the official record →
Dingwall Castle is a medieval fortification located in Ross-shire, Scotland, situated approximately twenty metres south-west of The Castle House. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9678.
Dingwall Castle, 20m SW of The Castle House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a 20m sw of the castle house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dingwall Castle, 20m SW of The Castle House 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 SM9678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Muir of Conon,chambered cairn 630m ENE of East End (6.5 km), Cairn Irenan, chambered cairn (6.8 km), Dugary, henge 425m SE of (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dingwall Castle, 20m SW of The Castle House'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.
Dingwall Castle, 20m SW of The Castle House stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.