What is recorded here
Mistaken identity is common in history. A castle may have stood in the wood, giving it a name, but no castle is recorded there now. The trees kept the secret while human memory failed.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castles Wood as Natural Feature(s) (period Unknown). 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
Blinkbonny BurnEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 556 yd
Whinny KnoweRing Ditch (period Unassigned)(possible) · 576 yd
Blinkbonny WoodWood · 980 yd
Dumbadam StripWood · 1170 yd
Newton HallCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Sting Bank BurnSheepfold (19th Century) · 1.2 mi
Kidlaw ViewNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Bleak LawMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Priest LawMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Yester Castle and Goblin Ha'Motte and Bailey (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.4 mi
Yester CastleCastle · 2.4 mi
BroadwoodsideHeritage attraction · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0