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Medieval · The mount, motte and tower house complex

Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex

Scotland
HES SM698
Period
Medieval
Site type
The mount, motte and tower house complex
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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What is Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex?

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.

What period does Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex date from?

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 the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex?

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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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Kirkholm Hill, enclosure 500m W of Dinwoodie Lodge Cottage
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 500m w of dinwoodie lodge cottage6.3 km
Dinwoodie Mains, cremation burials 500m WSW of
Cremation burials6.6 km
Dinwoodie, settlement 425m E of
Settlement7.1 km
Hangingshaw Farm, Roman camp and prehistoric enclosures 800m WNW of
Roman · Roman camp and prehistoric enclosures7.2 km
The Knock,settlement 300m WSW of Burrancehill Cottages
Settlement 300m wsw of burrancehill cottages7.2 km
Broomhillbank Hill, fort
Iron Age · Fort7.4 km
Broomhillbank, fort 910m ENE of
Iron Age · Fort7.4 km
Wallace's House,fort 1100m NW of Burrance Bridge
Iron Age · Fort 1100m nw of burrance bridge7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex

Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.

The wider landscape

Around Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~23.8 miles
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