What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Moffat as Motte and Bailey (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.
Built by the de Moravias in the 12th century, Castle Moffat is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the historic rivalry between Scottish and English forces in the Borders region.
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Places near here
Castle Moffat, SteadingFarmstead (mid 19th Century) (1860) · 289 yd
Broomy BraeSettlement (prehistoric)(possible) · 501 yd
Fen StripWood · 569 yd
Langlands PlantationForest · 734 yd
Robin Tup's PlantationClearance Cairn (post Medieval) · 737 yd
Newmains HillMountain / peak · 824 yd
Fallow Green RigFarmstead (medieval) - (18th Century) · 1144 yd
Moorcock HallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1498 yd
White Castle FortArchaeological place · 1722 yd
White CastleFort (prehistoric) · 1724 yd
PappleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Deuchrie DodMountain / peak · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0