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Migvie Castle

Scotland
HES SM11470
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Migvie Castle is a ruined castle of medieval origin situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The castle dates from the medieval period and survives as earthworks and fragmentary stone remains that attest to its former defensive function. The site occupies a strategic location within the local landscape, characteristic of castles constructed to command territory and resources during the medieval era. Like many Scottish castles of its period, Migvie would have served important administrative and military functions within the feudal hierarchy of the region.

Migvie Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11470. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Migvie Castle?

Migvie Castle is a ruined castle of medieval origin situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11470.

Who is responsible for protecting Migvie Castle?

Migvie 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 SM11470.

What other scheduled monuments are near Migvie Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ferny Howe, cairn 200m ESE of (3.8 km), Knockargety Wood, unfinished hillfort 200m to 370m N of Upper Ruthven (3.9 km), Leys, homestead 400m NW of (4.3 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

Ferny Howe, cairn 200m ESE of
Cairn3.8 km
Knockargety Wood, unfinished hillfort 200m to 370m N of Upper Ruthven
Iron Age · Unfinished hillfort 200m to 370m n of upper ruthven3.9 km
Leys, homestead 400m NW of
Homestead4.3 km
Heugh, homestead moat and earthworks 500m SSE of
Homestead moat and earthworks5.9 km
Old Kinord,settlements and field systems E of
Post-Medieval · Settlements and field systems6.4 km
Monandavan,ring cairn 650m SW of
Bronze Age · Ring cairn6.5 km
Loch Kinord,cross slab
Cross slab6.8 km
Balnacraig,long cairn 260m NNW of
Neolithic · Long cairn7.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Migvie Castle

Migvie Castle stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.

The wider landscape

Around Migvie Castle

Battle of Alford 1645Battle (1645) · ~10.1 milesBattle of GlenlivetBattle (1594) · ~18.9 miles
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