What is recorded here

Morton Castle is a ruined medieval deer park in Dumfries and Galloway, built in the 1300s and occupied by Douglas families for two centuries. James IV burned it repeatedly in 1588 during his campaign against the Earl of Morton, and it fell into ruin after 1714. The site still offers views of the Lowther Hills and Morton Loch, though no facilities or guides remain.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Morton Castle as Deer Park (medieval). 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.

Morton Castle was a medieval deer park associated with a noble estate, likely held by a local lord or member of the Scottish nobility. It is remembered as part of the historic landscape features documented in Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment.

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