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Coulmore

Castle (medieval)(possible), Enclosure (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval)
Coulmore
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Coulmore is a possible medieval castle in the Highland, its boundary still marked by rig and furrow fields that have shaped the land since before modern memory. The stones may have fallen or never rose at all, leaving only a vague enclosure and soil lines to argue about its purpose. Whoever walked those fields lived under the same uncertainty, reading shape and depth instead of reading a name.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Coulmore as Castle (medieval)(possible), Enclosure (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post 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.
Coulmore Castle was likely built in the medieval period, though specific builders or dates are not recorded. It is remembered for its association with the historic landscape features, including medieval rig and furrow agriculture, indicating its role in the rural economy of the time.

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Photo: Alpin Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0