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View of motte from W.
B 58456 CN
Description View of motte from W.
Date 29/4/1992
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number B 58456 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 381741
Scope and Content View of motte, Lochwood, Dumfries and Galloway Situated on a promontory about 200m north of Lochwood steading are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle, known locally as The Mount, which is partly overlain by the ruins of a late 15th-century tower-house. The Johnstones, a family of vassals to the Bruces of Annandale, erected this motte some time around 1180. The mound would have been surmounted by a wooden tower, with a bailey to the south. Terraces cut into the motte are probably 17th century in date. During the reign of David I (1124-53) many Anglo-Norman nobles received estates across southern Scotland. Motte-and-bailey castles served as potent symbols of feudal lordship, as well as being fortified residences. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Medium Colour negative
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