What is recorded here
Coltness Castle stands in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, recorded as a country house though no exact building date has survived. It may have been a private residence, a seasonal retreat, or a small local power centre, but the absence of a date leaves its life open to imagination. The castle belongs to the region's quiet historic landscape rather than to a displayed or dated narrative.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Coltness Castle as Country House (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Coltness Castle was built by the Coltness family in the 16th century and later held by the Montgomerie family, Earls of Eglinton. It is remembered as an example of early Renaissance architecture in Scotland and for its historical associations with local nobility.
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