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Duntrune, Castle Field, Barns of Wedderburn

Plaque (15th Century)

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Duntrune, Castle Field, Barns of Wedderburn appears in the national record as a 15th-century plaque in Angus, Scotland, though the exact ground remains uncertain within a hundred metres. The name suggests a castle, open field and working barns tied together under one identity, perhaps marking a estate boundary or a gift of land. A plaque could have stood where a road crossed the field, naming the place for travellers and reminding residents who owned or worked the soil.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Duntrune, Castle Field, Barns of Wedderburn as Plaque (15th Century). 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.
Duntrune Castle, located in the Castle Field near the Barns of Wedderburn, was built in the 15th century and is associated with the Clan MacDougall, a powerful Scottish Gaelic clan in western Scotland. It is remembered as a historic stronghold reflecting the region's medieval clan history and remains a notable site in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment.

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