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Killaser Castle

Scotland
HES SM7887
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Killaser Castle is a late medieval fortified structure located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The castle survives as a ruined tower house of probable fifteenth or sixteenth century date, representing the defensive domestic architecture characteristic of the Scottish lowlands during the late medieval period. The site reflects the strategic and territorial importance of the region during this era, when such fortified residences served both as expressions of local power and as practical defensive strongholds. The castle remains an important archaeological monument documenting the development of Scottish baronial architecture.

Killaser Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7887. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Killaser Castle?

Killaser Castle is a late medieval fortified structure located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7887.

Who is responsible for protecting Killaser Castle?

Killaser 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 SM7887.

What other scheduled monuments are near Killaser Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duniehinnie,fort (3.3 km), Clanghie Point,fort 200m E of (3.6 km), Clanghie Point,fort (3.7 km).

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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
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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Duniehinnie,fort
Iron Age · Fort3.3 km
Clanghie Point,fort 200m E of
Iron Age · Fort3.6 km
Clanghie Point,fort
Iron Age · Fort3.7 km
Killumpha, standing stone 1140m NE of
Bronze Age · Standing stone4.6 km
Muldaddie,fort 510m SW of
Iron Age · Fort5.3 km
Low Curghie,standing stone 480m NNW of
Bronze Age · Standing stone7.7 km
Kirkmaiden,fort
Iron Age · Fort8.7 km
Barncorkrie,hut circles & field system 520m NNW of
Post-Medieval · Hut circles & field system8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Killaser Castle

Killaser Castle stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.

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