What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knockdaw 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.
Knockdaw Castle was built in the 13th century by the MacHeth (or MacHeath) family, a powerful clan in the region during the medieval period. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the Scottish Highlands and as a site associated with the historical rivalry between the MacHeths and the neighboring Clan Mackintosh.
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Places near here
KnockdawFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 106 yd
Cundry MainsFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 559 yd
Knockdaw HillCairn (prehistoric)(possible) · 1472 yd
LendalfootEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1600 yd
Carleton CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Lendalfoot BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
Carleton BayBay · 1.6 mi
Varyag MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Varyag AnchorMemorial · 1.7 mi
Craig WoodWood · 2.0 mi
Colmonell, Main StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Jasper: Whilk Isle, Firth of ClydeCraft (19th Century) · 2.3 mi