What is recorded here

Mugdock Castle, Sw Tower stands in Stirling, Scotland, a small stone sentinel recorded without a clear period but marked on the national register with one-metre accuracy. It may have watched the valley, stored grain, or simply marked a boundary for people whose names never reached us. The tower still occupies its exact point, waiting for someone to imagine the hands that built it and the reasons they wanted a structure tall enough to see far.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mugdock Castle, Sw 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, including its south west 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 region's clan history and noble families in central Scotland.

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