What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gilbertfield 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.
Gilbertfield Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the late 14th or early 15th century by a local noble family, though specific builders or holders are not definitively recorded. Its importance lies in its role as a regional defensive or administrative site in lowland Scotland during the medieval period.
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Photo: Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0