Scheduled MonumentsScotlandTrabboch Castle

Trabboch Castle

Scotland
HES SM5281
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Trabboch Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Ayrshire, south-west Scotland. The castle dates from the fifteenth or sixteenth century and represents the type of defensive residential structure built by Scottish landowners during the later medieval period. The tower house would have served both as a secure family dwelling and a symbol of the proprietor's status and territorial control. The site survives as a ruin within the landscape of Ayrshire, forming part of the archaeological record of medieval Scottish domestic and military architecture.

Trabboch Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5281. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Trabboch Castle?

Trabboch Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Ayrshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5281.

Who is responsible for protecting Trabboch Castle?

Trabboch 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 SM5281.

What other scheduled monuments are near Trabboch Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enterkine,barrow 550m ENE of (3.7 km), Auchinleck Castle (4.2 km), Auchinleck Old House (4.3 km).

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