Scheduled MonumentsScotlandTrochrie Castle

Trochrie Castle

Scotland
HES SM5612
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Trochrie Castle is a tower house situated in Perthshire, Scotland, dating from the medieval period. The structure represents a characteristic form of Scottish fortified residence, though detailed records of its construction date and original builders remain limited in the published scholarly record. The castle stands as evidence of the defensive architectural traditions of rural Perthshire during the later medieval and early modern periods. Like many Scottish tower houses of its type, it would have served both residential and defensive functions for its proprietors.

Trochrie Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5612. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Trochrie Castle?

Trochrie Castle is a tower house situated in Perthshire, Scotland, dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5612.

Who is responsible for protecting Trochrie Castle?

Trochrie 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 SM5612.

What other scheduled monuments are near Trochrie Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballinloan, mill 130m SSW of (0.7 km), Little Trochry, cairn, 150m NW of (0.8 km), Parktown, abandoned farmstead, mill and lade (1.3 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Trochrie Castle

Trochrie Castle stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.