Scheduled MonumentsScotlandMontfode Castle

Montfode Castle

Scotland
HES SM5816
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Montfode Castle is a medieval fortified structure located in Ayrshire, Scotland. The castle represents a defensive installation of the later medieval period, with its physical remains indicating construction techniques and architectural approaches consistent with Scottish castle-building practices of that era. The site survives as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's records, demonstrating its recognized historical and archaeological significance within the landscape of Ayrshire's medieval built heritage.

Montfode Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5816. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Montfode Castle?

Montfode Castle is a medieval fortified structure located in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5816.

Who is responsible for protecting Montfode Castle?

Montfode 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 SM5816.

What other scheduled monuments are near Montfode Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Montfode Burn,motte (0.4 km), Boydston Braes,motte (1 km), Ardrossan,castle (1.9 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Montfode Castle

Montfode Castle stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.