What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Forres Castle as Castle (medieval), Motte (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Forres Castle was built in the 13th century, likely by the MacWilliams, a powerful Scottish noble family. It is remembered for its strategic importance in the defense of northern Scotland and its association with the medieval Scottish Wars of Independence.
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Places near here
James Thomson MonumentMonument · 5 yd
Forres, High Street, Monument to James ThomsonCommemorative Monument (19th Century) (1857) · 6 yd
Bridge StreetLade (period Unassigned) · 77 yd
Forres, Bridge Street, Castle BridgeRoad Bridge (post Medieval) · 77 yd
Forres War MemorialMemorial · 81 yd
Falconer MuseumMuseum · 434 yd
Benromach DistilleryHeritage attraction · 727 yd
Cluny HillsWood · 1274 yd
Fairyhills QuarryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Dallas Dhu DistilleryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
MundoleTower House (medieval)(possible) · 1.7 mi
Rafford New CemeteryCemetery (post Medieval) · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Ann Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0