What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Earlstoun Castle as Castle (medieval). 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.
Earlstoun Castle was built in the 14th century by the Maxwell family, a powerful Scottish noble clan. It is remembered for its strategic location near the English border and its role in the conflicts of the late medieval period.
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Places near here
Barskeoch MainsTower House (medieval)(possible) · 938 yd
Earlstoun BurnBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1093 yd
Polharrow BridgeBridge (18th Century) · 1094 yd
Earlstoun LochReservoir (period Unassigned) · 1117 yd
TodstoneRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1335 yd
Betty's PlantationWood · 1.2 mi
Craiggubble WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Dundeugh CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.6 mi
Lochinvar ReservoirNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.8 mi
Shiel HillMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Dundeugh HillMountain / peak · 3.4 mi
Robert McLellan Watson memorial stoneMemorial · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg · CC BY-SA 2.0