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Moy Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Argyllshire, Scotland, dating from the sixteenth century. The structure represents a characteristic example of Scottish defensive domestic architecture of its period, designed to serve both as a residence and as a stronghold for its occupants. The castle survives as a substantial stone-built tower, though like many such structures of its age it has undergone significant alteration and decay over the centuries. As a monument of the late medieval period, it reflects the settlement patterns and defensive priorities of the Scottish landholding classes during the early modern era.
Moy Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5139. View the official record →
Moy Castle is a late medieval fortified tower house located in Argyllshire, Scotland, dating from the sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5139.
Moy 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 SM5139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lochbuie House, stone circle and standing stones, Mull (0.4 km), Lochbuie, cairn 460m ESE of (0.5 km), Lochbuie, standing stone 525m E of (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Moy 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.
Moy Castle stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.