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Gleneagles Castle is a tower and earthwork monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising defensive structures of medieval date. The site consists of a tower structure associated with surrounding earthwork fortifications typical of Scottish medieval settlement patterns. The monument represents the kind of modest but strategically positioned stronghold that characterised lordly and knightly holdings in central Scotland during the medieval period. As recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland designation, the site retains archaeological significance for understanding the development of fortified residence in the region.
Gleneagles Castle, tower and earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7591. View the official record →
Gleneagles Castle is a tower and earthwork monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, comprising defensive structures of medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7591.
Gleneagles Castle, tower and earthwork 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 SM7591.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peterhead,enclosure 250m NNE of (0.7 km), Loaninghead, symbol stone 270m E of, Gleneagles (0.8 km), Peterhead, standing stone 350m NNW of (0.9 km).
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