
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mountquhanie Castle as Castle (medieval), Dovecot (period Unassigned). 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.
Mountquhanie Castle is a medieval structure associated with the lands of Quhanie in East Lothian, Scotland, and was likely held by the de Quhyne or Quhanie family in the 13th or 14th century. It is remembered as part of the region's historic defensive and agricultural landscape, with the surviving dovecot indicating its role in supporting a local estate.
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Places near here
Mountquhanie Home FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Outbuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 194 yd
DrumnodCairn (period Unassigned), Cist(s) (period Unassigned) · 644 yd
Dams WoodWood · 1079 yd
Muir Dens CovertWood · 1279 yd
Starr Farm, DovecotDovecot (period Unassigned) · 1295 yd
Tay MountMountain / peak · 1309 yd
Rathillet HouseHouse (18th Century) · 1332 yd
CorbiehillMountain / peak · 1523 yd
Creich CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Kilmany CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.9 mi
Lordscairnie CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.1 mi
Memorial CottagesMemorial · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Becky Williamson · CC BY-SA 2.0