What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auchencloigh Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Auchencloigh Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built by a local landholding family in the Scottish Borders region. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of early defensive architecture in a period of frequent border conflict.
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Places near here
AuchencloighFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 168 yd
AuchlinFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 554 yd
Closs BurnEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1275 yd
Green HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
SkaresCropmark(s) (period Unknown) · 2.1 mi
Whitehill Colliery WoodlandWood · 2.5 mi
Coachford WoodWood · 2.9 mi
Ochiltree, Mauchline Road, CemeteryCemetery (early 20th Century) · 3.1 mi
Drongan, CemeteryCemetery (late 20th Century) · 3.4 mi
Carsgailoch HillMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Auchinleck, Old HouseTower House (medieval) · 4.0 mi
Auchinleck CastleBridge (period Unassigned), Castle (medieval), House (period Unassigned) · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Kath Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0