What is recorded here

Cadzow Castle, Park Pale is a medieval boundary marker and rig and furrow field in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The park pale enclosed hunting land for a powerful household, while the furrows show where ordinary people grew food beside that privilege. Both features still lie hidden under the grass, waiting for rain or digging to reveal their lines.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cadzow Castle, Park Pale as Park Pale (medieval), Rig and Furrow (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.

Built by the Maxwell family in the 13th century, Cadzow Castle was an important stronghold in the southern Scottish border region. It is remembered for its strategic role in conflicts between Scotland and England, and for the historical events surrounding the imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the 16th century.

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