Duntervy Castle; Auchtyfardle Castle
Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Duntervy Castle; Auchtyfardle Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Dumbraxhill
Canmore ID 46677
Site Number NS84SW 8
NGR NS 8289 4002
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46677
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Lesmahagow
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS84SW 8 8289 4002.
(NS 8289 4002) Site of Duntervy Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1912)
The ruins of a fortalice of more than usual size are shown by Forrest (1816) at Dumbraxhill.
G V Irving and A Murray 1864
An old castle once stood upon a portion of the ground now occupied by Dumbraxhill farmsteading. Nothing remains but a single gable of great thickness. Traditionally the date of erection is given as 1400.
Name Book 1856
Inquiry at Dumbraxhill failed to reveal any useful information concerning the site of the Castle. There is no trace of any remains among or near the present farm buildings.
Visited by OS (JD) 28 March 1955
