What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barnsdale Castle as Castle (medieval), Crannog (prehistoric) - (medieval)(possible). 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.

Barnsdale Castle is a medieval crannog, a type of artificial island settlement, located in Scotland. It is remembered as an example of early medieval defensive and domestic architecture in a lake or wetland environment, reflecting the strategic and social significance of such sites in Scottish history.

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