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Lochwood Castle is a medieval motte and tower house complex situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site comprises an earthwork motte, typical of Norman fortification practice, upon which a stone tower house was subsequently constructed, representing the transition from early medieval earthwork defences to later masonry structures. The tower house element places the complex within the tradition of Scottish domestic fortifications that developed from the fourteenth century onwards. This combination of earlier motte-work with later tower house construction demonstrates the layered occupation and defensive evolution of this strategic Dumfriesshire location across the medieval period.
Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM698. View the official record →
Lochwood Castle is a medieval motte and tower house complex situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM698.
Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a the mount, motte and tower house complex. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex 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 SM698.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkholm Hill, enclosure 500m W of Dinwoodie Lodge Cottage (6.3 km), Dinwoodie Mains, cremation burials 500m WSW of (6.6 km), Dinwoodie, settlement 425m E of (7.1 km).
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