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Panmure Castle and Moat

Scotland
HES SM2870
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Panmure Castle and Moat is a medieval fortified site located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a motte-and-bailey earthwork with associated castle remains. The motte, a prominent artificial mound, represents the defensive core of what was likely a significant baronial stronghold dating from the medieval period, with the castle structure itself showing evidence of later development and modification. The site stands as an important example of Norman-influenced fortification design in Scotland, reflecting the settlement and territorial control patterns of the medieval aristocracy in the region. The earthworks remain substantially preserved, providing archaeological evidence of both the initial motte construction and subsequent occupation phases.

Panmure Castle and Moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2870. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Panmure Castle and Moat?

Panmure Castle and Moat is a medieval fortified site located in Angus, Scotland, comprising a motte-and-bailey earthwork with associated castle remains. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2870.

Who is responsible for protecting Panmure Castle and Moat?

Panmure Castle and Moat 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 SM2870.

What other scheduled monuments are near Panmure Castle and Moat?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House (2.7 km), Pitskelly, enclosure and settlement 605m ESE of (2.7 km), Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of (2.9 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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Unenclosed settlements and round barrow 112m ESE of Ravensby Coach House
2.7 km
Pitskelly, enclosure and settlement 605m ESE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure and settlement2.7 km
Ravensby House, ring ditch 100m SE of
Ring ditch2.9 km
Greenlawhill, unenclosed settlement
Unenclosed settlement3 km
Barry, enclosure 350m S of Ravensby House
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 350m s of ravensby house3.2 km
The Mound, motte, Grange of Barry
Medieval · Motte, grange of barry3.2 km
Woodhill House, settlement SSW of
Settlement4.1 km
Woodhill, cursus 100m NW of
Cursus4.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Panmure Castle and Moat

Panmure Castle and Moat stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.

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