Scheduled MonumentsScotlandInvermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark

Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark

Scotland
HES SM2462
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Invermark Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 220 metres south-west of the House of Mark. The castle dates to the fifteenth century and represents a characteristic example of Scottish tower house architecture of the period, reflecting the defensive and residential needs of the landholding class during the later Middle Ages. The structure stands within an associated township settlement, indicating the integration of the castle within a wider agricultural and manorial landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument recorded by Historic Environment Scotland, Invermark Castle preserves evidence of late medieval settlement and fortification practices in the Angus region.

Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2462. View the official record →

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What is Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark?

Invermark Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Angus, Scotland, situated approximately 220 metres south-west of the House of Mark. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2462.

Who is responsible for protecting Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark?

Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark 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 SM2462.

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Overview
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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark

Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.

The wider landscape

Around Invermark Castle and township 220m SW of House of Mark

Battle of Alford 1645Battle (1645) · ~23.7 miles