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Thorril Castle is a bastle house located approximately 450 metres north-north-east of Parkhead in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The structure dates to the early modern period and represents the defensive domestic architecture characteristic of the Scottish Borders and southern Scotland, where such fortified farmhouses were constructed to protect against raiding and livestock theft. The bastle form typically comprises a ground floor for cattle and provisions with a residential floor above, designed to provide both shelter and security for inhabitants and their moveable wealth during periods of disorder. Thorril Castle survives as a monument to the practical defensive concerns of rural communities in this region during the early modern era.
Thorril Castle,bastle house 450m NNE of Parkhead is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5425. View the official record →
Thorril Castle is a bastle house located approximately 450 metres north-north-east of Parkhead in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5425.
Thorril Castle,bastle house 450m NNE of Parkhead 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 SM5425.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Bride's Church, Douglas (2.9 km), Auchensaugh Hill,cairn (4 km), Wildshaw Hill,cairn 500m WSW of summit (4 km).
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