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Gilbertfield Castle is a late medieval stronghold situated in Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The castle dates from the fifteenth century and represents a typical tower house of its period, a fortified residential structure characteristic of Scottish nobility and landed gentry during the late medieval era. The site demonstrates the architectural conventions of Scottish defensive domestic architecture, with its tower-based design reflecting the security concerns and social status of its inhabitants. The castle remains an important example of late medieval Scottish baronial architecture and settlement patterns in the region.
Gilbertfield Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5270. View the official record →
Gilbertfield Castle is a late medieval stronghold situated in Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5270.
Gilbertfield 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 SM5270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenlees Cottages,motte SE of (1.4 km), Long Calderwood, cairn 40m SSW of 1 Cadell Gardens (2.6 km), Blantyre Priory (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Gilbertfield Castle'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.
Gilbertfield Castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.