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Elliston Castle

Scotland
HES SM12812
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Elliston Castle is a ancient monument in Scotland, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference SM12812. The site is protected by law on account of its national importance to the archaeological and historical heritage of Scotland, and is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Elliston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12812. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Elliston Castle?

Elliston Castle is a ancient monument in Scotland, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference SM12812.

Who is responsible for protecting Elliston Castle?

Elliston 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 SM12812.

What other scheduled monuments are near Elliston Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Semple Collegiate Church (1.6 km), Parkview, lime kilns 275m S of (2.2 km), Walls Hill,fort (2.3 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.
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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

Castle Semple Collegiate Church
1.6 km
Parkview, lime kilns 275m S of
Lime kilns2.2 km
Walls Hill,fort
Iron Age · Fort2.3 km
Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch
Tower house to s of loch3.2 km
Marshall Moor, fort 780m NW of Bower
Iron Age · Fort 780m nw of bower3.4 km
Castle Hill, enclosure 260m SE of East Barnaigh
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 260m se of east barnaigh3.8 km
Knockmade Hill, homestead
Homestead4.4 km
High Craigenfeoch,cup and ring marked rock 750M NNE of
Cup and ring marked rock4.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Elliston Castle

Elliston Castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

The wider landscape

Around Elliston Castle

Battle of LangsideBattle (1568) · ~11.7 milesBattle of DrumclogBattle (1679) · ~19.1 milesBattle of Loudoun HillBattle (1307) · ~19.3 miles
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