View of motte from W.
SC 381741
Description View of motte from W.
Catalogue Number SC 381741
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 58456 CN
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.
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