What is recorded here
Castle Hill in Rattray is a dished natural mound where a Comyn castle stood before Robert the Bruce broke their power. Excavations revealed a two-storied stone hall, French pottery beneath the turf, and an aquamanile fragment, proving the site was a lively lordly residence rather than a bare defensive motte. The Comyns lost Buchan after their defeat, yet the hill kept its shape while human ambition came and went.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Hill, Rattray as Cist (bronze Age), Food Vessel (bronze Age). 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
Castle of RattrayCastle (medieval), Motte and Bailey (medieval) · 69 yd
LochlandsRing Ditch(s) (period Unknown) · 493 yd
Easter RattrayField Boundary (post Medieval), Man-made underground passage(s) (iron Age) · 590 yd,_East_Mill_of_Rattray_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1803797.jpg?width=1280)
Rattray, East MillLade (period Unassigned), Mill (period Unassigned) · 832 yd
Rattray, Ashgrove Road, Ashgrove WorksFlax Mill (19th Century), Jute Mill (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
Wellmeadow War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Cargill's LeapViewpoint · 2.0 mi
Low Bonnington WoodWood · 2.1 mi
Blairgowrie Recreation CentreNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.1 mi
Blairgowrie, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
The KnockieMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Druidsmere WoodWood · 2.8 mi