What is recorded here

Mugdock Castle, Nw Tower stands in Stirling, Scotland, a stone marker on the official map with no clear period attached. The exact point is known to the nearest metre, yet the tower itself resists simple definition. It may have watched roads, hidden people, or simply marked a boundary for those who lived beside it.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mugdock Castle, Nw Tower as Tower (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.

Mugdock Castle, Nw Tower was built by the Clan MacLean in the 16th century and later held by the Dukes of Montrose. It is important as a historic stronghold associated with the strategic and political history of the Clyde Valley in Scotland.

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