What is recorded here
Old Castle, Bunrannoch is a possible medieval moated site in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Water may have surrounded stone or timber, making entry difficult and exit memorable. The castle is no longer visible as a building, but the ground still holds the shape of a place designed to be seen, defended, and remembered.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Castle, Bunrannoch as Moated Site (medieval)(possible), Structure (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Old Castle, Bunrannoch was likely built by a local landholding family in the medieval period, though specific builders and dates remain unrecorded. Its importance lies in its potential as an example of early medieval defensive or residential architecture in rural Scotland.
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Places near here
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Kinloch Rannoch, the Old Church of RannochBurial Ground (19th Century), Church (19th Century) (1829) · 708 yd
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