
What is recorded here
Castle Wood is an unclassified earthwork in Dumfries and Galloway, recorded only as a site with no period assigned. Its boundary remains unclear because the official point is accurate to the nearest hundred metres, not a surveyed line. That distance is large enough to swallow a field, a road or a village lane. The wood may hide a castle, a boundary marker or a forgotten military track.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Wood as Earthwork (period Unassigned), Site (period Unassigned). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Caerlaverock CastleFlat Axehead(s) (bronze)(period Unassigned) · 218 yd
Old Caerlaverock CastleCastle (medieval), Earthwork(s) (period Unassigned) · 231 yd
BowhouseEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Linear Feature(s) (period Unassigned) · 453 yd
CaerlaverockUnidentified Pottery (period Unassigned) · 474 yd
HighmainsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Caerlaverock Wetland CentreNature reserve · 1.9 mi
Dockridding WoodForest · 3.3 mi
Abbot's TowerTower House (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Drumburn ViewpointViewpoint · 3.5 mi
Sweetheart AbbeyHeritage attraction · 3.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.8 mi
New Abbey, Village HallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0