What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains Castle as Earthwork (period Unassigned). 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.
Mains Castle is a medieval earthwork castle located in Scotland, likely built during the 13th or 14th century by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of early defensive architecture in the region, though specific builders or historical events associated with it remain unrecorded.
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Places near here
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Cathkin Marsh Wildlife ReserveNature reserve · 1.1 mi
Udston Colliery Disaster MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
East Kilbride, NerstonNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Wester KittochsideNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
National Museum of Rural LifeMuseum · 1.2 mi
MurrayhillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Philipshill, Westerfield Road, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Malcolm Neal · CC BY-SA 2.0