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Tibbers Castle

Scotland
HES SM711
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Overview

History & significance

Tibbers Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, dating to the Norman period of the twelfth century. The castle consists of a substantial earthwork mound topped by a timber or stone palisade, typical of early medieval military architecture, with an associated bailey enclosure. Built during the period of Anglo-Norman influence in southern Scotland, the site represents the defensive strategies employed in the region following the Norman Conquest and subsequent territorial reorganisation. The castle's remains survive as a prominent archaeological monument demonstrating the physical character of early medieval fortification in the borderlands.

Tibbers Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM711. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tibbers Castle?

Tibbers Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, dating to the Norman period of the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM711.

Who is responsible for protecting Tibbers Castle?

Tibbers 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 SM711.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tibbers Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nith Bridge,cross 180m W of (2.8 km), Holmhill,enclosure 500m S of (3.5 km), Templand Mains,Roman signal station 770m NNW of (3.7 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Nith Bridge,cross 180m W of
Cross2.8 km
Holmhill,enclosure 500m S of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure3.5 km
Templand Mains,Roman signal station 770m NNW of
Roman · Roman signal station3.7 km
Grennan Hill, fort 250m S of
Iron Age · Fort4.8 km
Kirkland,enclosure 300m WNW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure5.3 km
Tynron Doon,fort
Iron Age · Fort6 km
Capenoch Loch,long cairn
Neolithic · Long cairn6.1 km
Nithside,motte & bailey 450m ESE of
Medieval · Motte & bailey8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tibbers Castle

Tibbers Castle stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.

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