What is recorded here

Barnbougle Castle survives in a sundial, not a tower, proving that time and identity can be recorded in different tools. The castle may have fallen, been buried or never been built, yet the dial still marks the location. Edinburgh keeps both possibilities alive: a lost building and a visible point on the ground.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Barnbougle Castle as Sundial (period Unassigned). 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.

Barnbougle Castle in Edinburgh was built in the late 16th century by the Seton family, a prominent Scottish noble family. It is remembered as an example of late medieval domestic architecture and for its historical association with the Setons, who played significant roles in Scottish history.

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