What is recorded here

Maiden Castle stands as a motte and bailey in East Dunbartonshire, built during the 12th or 13th century. Its earthworks still mark the hill, though the castle itself has vanished. Whatever lives in that shape now belongs to memory, not evidence.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Maiden Castle as Motte and Bailey (12th Century) - (13th Century). 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.

Maiden Castle is a 12th- to 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle, likely built by a local lord or noble during the period of Norman influence in Scotland. It is important as a representative example of early medieval military architecture and the expansion of feudal control in the region.

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