What is recorded here
Castlecary is a Bronze Age stone axe hammer hidden beside a long line of forts, revealing that people have shaped this ground for millennia. The later castle stands above a narrow valley chokepoint where Roman roads, medieval armies and living families kept returning to the same strong place.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlecary as Axe Hammer (stone)(bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. 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.
Places near here
Castlecary FortArchaeological place · 318 yd
Castlecary Lime WorksLime Works (period Unassigned) · 365 yd
Castlecary, BridgeRoad Bridge (18th Century) · 369 yd
Castlecary CastleTower House (15th Century) · 634 yd
Castlecary Mill FarmCoin (roman) · 980 yd
GarnhallFortlet (roman)(possible) · 1089 yd
Castlecary Low WoodForest · 1175 yd
BandominieNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1581 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1629 yd
Cumbernauld Glen and Nature reserveWood · 1.5 mi
Seabegs Wood, Antonine WallNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Muirhead Memorial HallMemorial · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Robert Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0