What is recorded here

Hoddom Castle is a large tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, south Scotland, built in the 16th century and expanded into a courtyard castle in the 17th century. The lands of Hoddom belonged to the Herries family, passed to the Carruthers, then the Maxwells, and later became the property of the Earl of Southesk in 1653. The castle was besieged by the Regent Moray in 1568, recaptured by supporters of Queen Mary in 1569, and attacked by the English under Lord Scrope the following year.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hoddom Castle as Country House (19th Century), Policies (post Medieval), Tower House (16th 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.

Hoddom Castle was originally a 16th-century tower house, later expanded into a country house in the 19th century. It is remembered as a historic family seat associated with the Scott family of Harden, and for its architectural evolution reflecting changes in Scottish landed society.

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