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Latitude: 54.9357 / 54°56'8"N
Longitude: -3.8452 / 3°50'42"W
OS Eastings: 281877
OS Northings: 561674
OS Grid: NX818616
Mapcode National: GBR 1CLC.BG
Mapcode Global: WH4W1.X64K
Entry Name: Buittle Castle
Scheduled Date: 21 July 1937
Last Amended: 11 November 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1115
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: motte
Location: Buittle
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Castle Douglas and Crocketford
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of one of the most important landholding dynasties of Early Medieval Scotland, the Balliols, the secular administration of the Lords of Galloway and the position of the powerful Dervorguilla. The archaeological potential of the monument is important and should be preserved given the lack of surviving documentation to aid our understanding. A monument of this type is rare and vulnerable; the physical evidence is important to developing our understanding of atypical 'motte-and-bailey' castle sites.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
The monument is recorded by the NMRS as Buittle Castle, NX86NW 6.00 and Buittle Place, NX86SW 10, its reports are attached.
The associated Historic Scotland Monument Warden's Report is attached.
IAM has corresponded with the owner-occupiers and has established accurate ownership details.
Aerial photographs used:
RCAHMS 'Buittle Place; Buittle Castle 8/9/6/62' KB/3021, 1983
Bibliography:
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Maxwell-Irving, A M T (1991), 'The Castles of Buittle', Transactions of the Dumfries & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, vol. 66, 59-66.
Oram, R D (1992), 'A note on the ownership of the barony of Buittle', Transactions of the Dumfries & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, vol. 67.
Oram, R D (1999), 'Dervorgilla, The Balliols and Buittle', Transactions of the Dumfries & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, vol. 73, 165-181.
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Penman, A (1995), 'Botel Bailey Excavation: Interim Report 1992-1994', Castle Douglas.
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Penman, A (1993), 'Buittle Castle bailey (Buittle Parish): motte and bailey', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 22.
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Penman, A (1995), 'Buittle Castle bailey (Buittle Parish): early medieval bailey adjacent to motte, now known to also be an earlier prehistoric site', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 21.
Penman, A (1996), 'Buittle Castle bailey (Buittle Parish): early medieval bailey, multi-period site', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 28-29.
Penman, A & Cochrane, E (1997), 'Botel Castle bailey/Buittle Castle bailey (Buittle Parish): prehistoric site and early medieval bailey', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 24.
Penman, A & Cochrane, E (1998), 'Botel Castle bailey (Buittle Parish): early medieval bailey and multi-period site', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 25.
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RCAHMS (1914), Fifth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in Galloway, Vol.2, County of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, Edinburgh, Nos.74-75, 53-56.
Tabraham, C J (1984), 'Norman Settlement in Galloway: recent fieldwork in the Stewartry', Breeze, D. J. ed., Studies in Scottish Antiquity presented to Stewart Cruden, Edinburgh, 87-124, No.10, 98-99, 117-123.
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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