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Sir John de Graham's Castle is a medieval fortified site located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The castle is associated with Sir John de Graham, a prominent Scottish knight of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries who was a supporter of William Wallace during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The site represents the defensive architecture of the period, reflecting the strategic importance of controlling territory in central Scotland during this turbulent era. The remains demonstrate the martial architecture typical of the medieval Scottish nobility in the border regions and territories contested between Scottish and English forces.
Sir John de Graham's Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4278. View the official record →
Sir John de Graham's Castle is a medieval fortified site located in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4278.
Sir John de Graham's 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 SM4278.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waterhead, two standing stones 800m ENE of (3.1 km), Balcastle Farm, motte 250m SSW of (7.9 km), Meikle Reive, fort (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Sir John de Graham's 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.
Sir John de Graham's Castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.