What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gartness 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.
Gartness Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century by a local noble family in the north-east of Scotland. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of early Scottish castle architecture in a region with a rich history of clan conflict and territorial control.
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Places near here
Gartness MillDate Stone (16th Century), Storehouse (post Medieval), Watermill (post Medieval) · 240 yd
Gartness BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 483 yd
Dalnair FarmFarmhouse (17th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), House (17th Century) · 956 yd
DrumoreBrick and Tile Works (period Unassigned) · 991 yd
Killearn, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1558 yd
Devil's PulpitNamed rock · 1.1 mi
Finnich Glen (The Devil's Pulpit)Visitor information · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi.jpg?width=1280)
CroftamieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Ballochruin FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
GaradhbanForest · 3.1 mi
Garloch HillMountain / peak · 3.7 mi