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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Fintry 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.
Fintry Castle was built in the 13th century by the MacDuff family, who were prominent in the region during the medieval period. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the historical landscape of Stirlingshire and is associated with the broader history of Scottish feudalism and clan power.
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Places near here
SpittalhillFarmstead (period Unassigned)(possible), Field System (period Unassigned) · 367 yd
Endrick WaterBuilding (period Unassigned) · 532 yd
Double CraigsHut Circle (prehistoric) · 1404 yd
Old Fintry Parish ChurchBurial Ground (medieval), Church (19th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century), Bell (17th Century) · 1600 yd
Loup of FintryWaterfall · 1.3 mi
Culcreuch CastleCastle · 1.5 mi
Fintry WoodWood · 1.7 mi
Sir John De Graham's CastleCastle (medieval), Cultivation Remains (post Medieval), Dam(s) (medieval), Fishpond (medieval)(possible), Moated Site (medieval) · 2.5 mi
Bin BairnMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Ling HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Gargunnock HillsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.4 mi
Lady's LinnWaterfall · 4.5 miOther information
Photo: Robert Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0