What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Murdostoun Castle as Country House (18th Century), Tower (15th Century). 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.
Murdostoun Castle was built in the 15th century as a defensive tower and later expanded into a country house in the 18th century. It is remembered for its historical evolution and as an example of Scottish domestic and military architecture.
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Places near here
Murdostoun Castle, DovecotDovecot (period Unassigned) · 200 yd
Murdostoun BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 1111 yd
Newmains War MemorialMemorial · 1403 yd
Penty WoodWood · 1510 yd
BellsideNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1664 yd
Cambusnethan Parish ChurchBurial Ground (post Medieval), Burial Vault (post Medieval), Church (17th Century), Churchyard (17th Century) · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Cleland, Main Street, St Mary's Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 1.7 mi
Roundknowe WoodWood · 3.2 mi
East Law FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
Law HillMountain / peak · 3.6 mi
Lauchope HouseHouse (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0