What is recorded here
Bodesbeck is a medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway, recorded in the national historic environment register. Its exact position remains uncertain within a hundred metres, a small darkness that fits the age of the stones. The castle may have watched the landscape, sheltered a family or fallen into forgetfulness. Whatever it did, it still belongs to the region and deserves recognition.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bodesbeck as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bodesbeck Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century, and is remembered for its strategic position in the Scottish Borders region, an area historically marked by conflict between Scotland and England.
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Places near here
BodesbeckBuilding (post Medieval) · 351 yd
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CapplegillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 516 yd
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Sailfoot LawMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
White ShankMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Carrifran WildwoodVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Grey Mare's Tail (waterfall)Viewpoint · 4.1 mi
Gallowhill WoodWood · 4.2 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 4.6 mi
Lord Dowding MemorialMemorial · 4.8 mi
Corehead & Devil's Beef TubNature reserve · 5.0 mi