What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tronach Castle as Promontory Fort (iron Age). 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.
Tronach Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort, likely built between 800 BCE and 400 CE, and is remembered as an example of early defensive and domestic architecture in the Scottish landscape. Its importance lies in its contribution to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns in the region.
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Places near here
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James Clay: Portknockie Harbour Entrance, Moray FirthKetch (19th Century) · 897 yd
Portknockie Harbour, South Breakwater, Leading LightBeacon (period Unassigned) · 934 yd
Portknockie Harbour, Outer HarbourHarbour (period Unassigned) · 970 yd
Portknockie Harbour, Moray FirthHarbour (period Unassigned) · 1002 yd
Portknockie Fishermen's MemorialMemorial · 1130 yd
Portknockie, Green CastlePromontory Fort (iron Age) · 1169 yd
Farskane's CaveFish Processing Site (post Medieval), Platform(s) (post Medieval) · 1546 yd
Bow Fiddle RockViewpoint · 1605 yd
Bauds of CullenNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1715 yd
Whale’s MouthCave · 1.1 mi
Jenny’s WellSpring · 1.1 mi