What is recorded here

Edderton Mains is a ruined house in Easter Ross that may have covered a castle built by William the Lion in 1179. The building was demolished around 1951, leaving behind a rubble heap where thick stone walls still rise above the ground. That much of the structure disappeared so recently makes the surviving fragments feel like a forgotten chamber rather than a distant ruin.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edderton Mains as Castle (medieval)(possible), Fort (period Unknown)(possible), House (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.

Edderton Mains is a post-medieval house, possibly built on or near the site of an earlier medieval castle or fort, though specific builders or holders are not recorded. Its significance lies in its potential connection to the historical evolution of defensive and domestic architecture in the region.

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