What is recorded here

Castlecary is a mound beside Falkirk where Roman roads, medieval motes and a later tower house have repeated the same act of control. The valley narrows between bog and ridge, forcing traffic past a point that can be watched, taxed or blocked. Later owners may have inherited less than land, perhaps the memory that this is where the region must be held.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlecary as Mound (period Unassigned). 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.

Built by the MacDuff family in the 12th century, Castlecary Castle was an important stronghold in the Kingdom of Alba, later held by the Comyns and associated with key events in Scottish medieval history.

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