What is recorded here
Marianne and I walked to The Castles without fitting the facts to a memorable story. I misread the name and the region. I should have identified the real place before writing about it.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records The Castles as Fort (iron Age), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Settlement (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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
The Castles (fort)Archaeological place · 16 yd
Calroust BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 396 yd
Calroust FarmFarm (medieval) · 551 yd
SwindonBuilding (period Unassigned)(possible), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 600 yd
Crock LawPlatform (period Unassigned)(possible) · 643 yd
Elisheugh HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Birkie PlantationWood · 2.2 mi
Mozie LawMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Waterfall on the Rowhope BurnWaterfall · 2.9 mi
Waterfall at entrance to Hen HoleWaterfall · 3.4 mi
ChesterhouseFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 3.6 mi
Upper ChattoNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0