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Rait Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle situated in Nairnshire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument consists of an earthen mound topped by a timber or stone structure, characteristic of early medieval fortifications in Scotland, with an associated bailey or outer enclosure. The castle represents an important phase of feudal settlement in the region during the medieval period, likely constructed in connection with Norman or Anglo-Norman influence on Scottish landholding practices. The site survives as an upstanding earthwork monument and remains a significant example of early medieval castle architecture in northern Scotland.
Rait Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1235. View the official record →
Rait Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle situated in Nairnshire in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1235.
Rait 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 SM1235.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slagachorrie, dun 835m NW of (0.8 km), Castle Findlay,fort (1.3 km), Laikenbuie, cairns 300m SSW of (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rait Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rait Castle stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.