What is recorded here

More Castle stands in Dumfries and Galloway as a medieval motte and bailey, its earthworks still shaping the land before stone or memory failed. The castle may have been a small violent house, a boundary marker, or a temporary military kitchen for people whose names never reached us. Its exact position is known within ten metres, yet the lives inside remain invisible. What is certain is that the ground was changed deliberately, and the castle still occupies that decision.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records More Castle as Motte and Bailey (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.

More Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle, likely built in the 12th or 13th century, reflecting the pattern of early feudal settlement in Scotland. Its importance lies in its contribution to understanding the medieval military and territorial landscape of the region.

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