
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gilnockie Castle as Earthwork (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.
Gilnockie Castle was built in the late 13th or early 14th century by the Maxwell family, a powerful Scottish noble clan. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the border region between Scotland and England, reflecting the turbulent history of the area during the medieval period.
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Places near here
Gilnockie BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 73 yd
Hollows MillWatermill (post Medieval) · 123 yd
Hollows Mill, LadeLade (period Unassigned) · 310 yd
Hollows BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 437 yd
Gilnockie TowerCarved Stone (period Unknown), Tower House (medieval) · 582 yd
Fairy Loup WaterfallWaterfall · 908 yd
Briery BankForest · 948 yd
Gilnockie School War MemorialMemorial · 1448 yd
CanonbieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Outer WoodheadTower House (medieval)(possible) · 1.4 mi
Samuel Lindsay MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Archerbeck WoodWood · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0