What is recorded here
Stanely Castle in Paisley, Renfrewshire, still carries a Roman coin in its stones. The castle chamber may have swallowed the coin during a siege, a gift exchange or an ordinary moment when metal left a pocket and fell into dirt. Men may have walked past that loss for centuries, building rooms above the place where it disappeared.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Paisley, Stanely Castle as Coin (roman). 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.
Paisley, Stanley Castle is a 16th-century tower house built by the Maxwell family, a prominent Scottish noble clan. It is remembered for its historical association with the region's power struggles and its role in the development of the Paisley area.
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Places near here
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Paisley, Amochrie Road, Gleniffer High SchoolSchool (period Unassigned) · 285 yd
Paisley, Gleniffer Road, Nethercraigs CourtTower Block (20th Century) · 595 yd
Paisley, Gleniffer Road, Gleniffer CourtTower Block (20th Century) · 612 yd
Paisley, Glenburn Road, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch (20th Century) · 663 yd
Sergeant LawMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Elderslie, Abbey RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Maxwellton Cross MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Woodside First Aid Post MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Paisley, Saucel HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Saucel HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Millennium Milepost Saucelhill ParkVisitor information · 1.8 mi