What is recorded here

Whitcastles Hill in Dumfries and Galloway still holds post Medieval rig and furrow, field boundaries, quarry scoops and possible building remains. The land may have fed people, supplied stone or both, while the hill watched ordinary labour continue long after older hands stopped.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whitcastles Hill as Building(s) (post Medieval)(possible), Enclosure(s) (post Medieval), Field System (post Medieval), Quarry Scoop(s) (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (post 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.

The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.