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Moure Castle

Castle (medieval)

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Moure Castle stands in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, a medieval ruin whose exact position is known to within ten metres. It is not a display hall or a public attraction, but a quiet marker of regional history. The castle may have hosted lords, soldiers, or fleeing families, though no named event survives in the provided facts. Its stones still hold the shape of a life that ended before memory faded.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Moure Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Moure Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the late 14th or early 15th century, and is remembered for its strategic location in the Scottish Borders, an area frequently contested during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

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