
What is recorded here
Kelspoke Castle on Bute still wears medieval rig and furrow marks beside post-medieval lazy beds, proving the land has continuously fed people through changing eras. The rolling ridge patterns suggest hands worked this soil long before modern boundaries existed. Someone may have walked these furrows at dawn, reading rainfall and seed depth in the earth itself.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Kelspoke Castle as Lazy Beds(s) (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Bute, Kilchattan BayLimestone Quarry (period Unassigned) · 185 yd
Bute, White PortClearance Cairn(s) (post Medieval), Lime Kiln (18th Century) · 412 yd
Bute, BreidochNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 618 yd
Bute, Kilchattan Bay, AshgroveHouse (19th Century) · 756 yd
Bute, Creag A' MharaCave (period Unassigned) · 871 yd
Bute, Hawk's NibCave (period Unassigned), Midden (period Unassigned) · 1034 yd
Tòrr MòrMountain / peak · 1190 yd
Suidhe ChatainMountain / peak · 1226 yd
Kilchattan BayBay · 1539 yd
Suidhe PlantationForest · 1575 yd
Glencallum BayBay · 1.0 mi
Blackpark PlantationForest · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0