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Langholm Castle

Scotland
HES SM7774
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Langholm Castle is a medieval stronghold located in Dumfriesshire, south-western Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period and occupies a strategically significant location within the Border region, an area marked by prolonged conflict between Scottish and English forces. The site retains evidence of fortified structures characteristic of border castles, though substantial remains are now fragmentary. The castle's history reflects the turbulent dynamics of the Anglo-Scottish borderlands during the medieval and early modern periods, when such fortifications served as both defensive positions and symbols of territorial control.

Langholm Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7774. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Langholm Castle?

Langholm Castle is a medieval stronghold located in Dumfriesshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7774.

Who is responsible for protecting Langholm Castle?

Langholm 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 SM7774.

What other scheduled monuments are near Langholm Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wauchope Castle, castle and manse 235m SSW of Springhill (1.2 km), Calfield, scooped settlement and farmstead 440m N of (2.3 km), Old Irvine,settlement 600m NNW of (3.3 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

Wauchope Castle, castle and manse 235m SSW of Springhill
Medieval · Castle and manse 235m ssw of springhill1.2 km
Calfield, scooped settlement and farmstead 440m N of
Post-Medieval · Scooped settlement and farmstead2.3 km
Old Irvine,settlement 600m NNW of
Settlement3.3 km
Broomholm,farmstead 400m E of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead3.4 km
Broomholm, Roman fort
Iron Age · Roman fort3.9 km
Cleuchfoot,farmstead 1500m NE of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead3.9 km
Broomholmshiels,farmstead 1000m E of
Post-Medieval · Farmstead3.9 km
Bloch Farm,enclosure 600 m N of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure4.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Langholm Castle

Langholm Castle stands on Riccarton Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

The wider landscape

Around Langholm Castle

Battle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~10.8 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~12 miles
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