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Mottes in Scotland

There are currently 257 mottes in the Stravaiging around Scotland castles database.

I have included possible motte sites for now until I am able to research them in more detail and rule them in or out.

Also included are sites that were previously identified as mottes but of which nothing now remains.

Carnwath motte, Lanarkshire

Carnwath motte, Lanarkshire

List of mottes in Scotland

  • Abertarff
  • Abington motte
  • Achadunan motte
  • Alloway Mote
  • An Cormer motte
  • Annan Castle (site of)
  • Applegarth motte
  • Arbuthnott House
  • Ard an Eilein motte
  • Ardacheranmor motte
  • Ardenslate motte
  • Auchindoir motte
  • Auchleven motte
  • Auldearn Castle (site of)
  • Auldton Mote
  • Ayr Castle (site of)
  • Balfron motte
  • Ballaggan motte
  • Balloch Castle (site of)
  • Balnagask motte (possible)
  • Banff Castle
  • Barntalloch Castle (site of)
  • Barnweill Castle (site of)
  • Barr Castle motte (possible)
  • Barton Hill motte
  • Bass Of Inverurie (site of)
  • Belhelvie motte (possible)
  • Benthead motte
  • Blair Drummond motte
  • Blairgowrie motte (site of)
  • Borthwick Castle
  • Bothwell motte (site of)
  • Bower of Wandel
  • Braemar motte (possible)
  • Brechin Castle
  • Brora Castle (site of)
  • Bunrannoch (possible)
  • Burnfoot (possible) (site of)
  • Busbie Castle (site of)
  • Cadder motte (site of)
  • Cally Motte
  • Camp Hill (site of)
  • Cardross Castle (site of)
  • Carleton motte
  • Carmel Bank
  • Carmunnock (site of)
  • Carnwath motte
  • Castle Campbell
  • Castle Dykes (possible) (site of)
  • Castle Hill
  • Castle Hill
  • Castle Hill (site of)
  • Castle Hill motte
  • Castle Knowe (possible)
  • Castle of Dalforky (site of)
  • Castle of Downie (site of)
  • Castle of Lesmoir
  • Castle of Rattray
  • Castle Qua (possible) (site of)
  • Castlehill motte
  • Castlehill motte
  • Castlehill Of Inverugie (site of)
  • Castlemilk (site of)
  • Castleton of Eassie
  • Chapel Hill (possible)
  • Chesterhill (possible) (site of)
  • Clacheranmor motte
  • Clackmannan Tower
  • Cleish motte (possible)
  • Clola motte (site of)
  • Clunie Castle
  • Cnoc A Chaisteil (site of)
  • Coats Hill motte
  • Comyn’s Castle
  • Coney Hill motte
  • Cornton (possible) (site of)
  • Cot Castle (site of)
  • Coull (possible) (site of)
  • Coulter motte
  • Covington Tower
  • Craigdhu (site of)
  • Crail Castle
  • Cromal Mount
  • Cromarty Castle (site of)
  • Cullen Castle (site of)
  • Cults motte (possible) (site of)
  • Cunningar
  • Dalmellington Castle (site of)
  • Dalmeny Castle (site of)
  • Darngaber Castle (site of)
  • Denniston motte
  • Dingwall Castle
  • Dinning motte
  • Doune of Invernochty
  • Dowhill Mount
  • Druchtag Mote Hill
  • Druminnor motte (possible)
  • Drumsargad Castle
  • Dumfries Castle (site of)
  • Dun Mor motte (possible)
  • Dundreggan motte
  • Dunipace motte
  • Dunjop motte (possible)
  • Dunkeld Castle (possible) (site of)
  • Dunoon Castle
  • Easterton Burn motte
  • Edzell Castle motte
  • Eldbotle Castle (site of)
  • Erchless motte
  • Fintry motte
  • Forfar Castle (site of)
  • Forres Castle (site of)
  • Gallowflat (possible) (site of)
  • Gallows Law (possible)
  • Garpol Water motte
  • Gilcomston motte (site of)
  • Gillespie Moat
  • Gilnockie Castle (site of)
  • Glasgow Castle (site of)
  • Glen Devon motte (site of)
  • Granton motte (possible)
  • Green Tower Motte
  • Greenan Castle
  • Greenhill
  • Hamilton motte
  • Hawick Castle (site of)
  • Helenton (site of)
  • Hillend Motte
  • Holme motte
  • Howden motte
  • Huntly Castle
  • Hutton Mote
  • Inchrye motte
  • Ingleston motte
  • Insch motte (possible)
  • Inshewan (site of)
  • Invergowrie Castle (site of)
  • Inverharroch (site of)
  • Jedburgh Castle (site of)
  • John the Bangster’s House (site of)
  • Keir of Cashley motte
  • Kemp Knowe motte (site of)
  • Kerrowmore motte
  • Kidsneuk (possible) (site of)
  • Kildrummy Castle
  • Kinaldie motte (possible)
  • Kirk Burn motte
  • Kirkclaugh motte
  • Kirriemuir Hill motte (possible)
  • Knockentiber (possible) (site of)
  • Ladle Knowe
  • Ladykirk motte
  • Lanark Castle (site of)
  • Law Hill, Symington (site of)
  • Law Knowe motte
  • Law Mount
  • Leanachan motte
  • Leuchars Castle (site of)
  • Lickprivick motte
  • Liddel Castle
  • Linton Tower (site of)
  • Loch Kinord motte (possible)
  • Lochmaben Old Castle (site of)
  • Lochnaw motte (site of)
  • Lochore Castle
  • Lochrinnie Mote
  • Lochwood motte
  • Lower Ingleston motte
  • MacEwan’s Castle
  • Macharioch motte
  • Maiden Castle
  • Maiden Castle
  • Mains Castle
  • Maryton (possible) (site of)
  • Maxwelton
  • Maxwelton motte
  • Meet Hill motte (possible)
  • Meikleour motte
  • Mid Borland motte (possible)
  • Milltown of Boyndlie motte (site of)
  • Moat of Colstaine (site of)
  • Moathead
  • Moatland motte
  • Montfode (site of)
  • Moot Hill (possible) (site of)
  • Moot Hill, Mains of Ardiffery motte (possible)
  • Mote of Minnigaff
  • Mote of Troqueer
  • Motte of Dumfries
  • Motte of Seabegs
  • Motte of Urr
  • Mount of Ellon motte (possible)
  • Mundurno motte (possible)
  • Myrton Castle
  • North Berwick Castle
  • Old Castle of Knock
  • Ormond Castle
  • Peebles Castle (site of)
  • Peel of Fichlie
  • Peel of Lintrathen (site of)
  • Peel of Lumphanan
  • Peelhill (possible) (site of)
  • Pennytersal motte
  • Petriny motte
  • Petty motte
  • Phenzhopehaugh motte
  • Pitfodels Castle
  • Ranfurly motte
  • Rathen motte (possible)
  • Rattray Castle
  • Red Castle
  • Riddell motte
  • Roberton motte
  • Roberton Motte
  • Rockhall Mote
  • Rough Hill motte
  • Roundabout motte (possible)
  • Ruthrieston motte (site of)
  • Ruthven motte (possible)
  • Ryehill motte
  • Selkirk Castle (site of)
  • Shanter Knowe
  • Slamannan motte
  • Sorbie motte
  • Southwick motte
  • St John’s Town of Dalry Motte
  • St Katherine’s Hill motte (possible)
  • Staing Mhor (possible) (site of)
  • Strachur motte (possible)
  • Strachurmore motte (possible)
  • Strathbrock Castle (site of)
  • Sundrum motte (possible)
  • Tarbolton motte
  • Thankerton (site of)
  • The Bass, Insch (site of)
  • The Mote
  • The Mound
  • Tibbers Castle
  • Tillydrone motte
  • Tillyorn motte (possible)
  • Tinwald motte
  • Tom an Tigh Mhoir
  • Tom na Chisaig
  • Tom-nam-brach (site of)
  • Tor Castle motte
  • Torrance motte
  • Torthorwald Castle
  • Trostrie Motte
  • Tullynessle motte (possible) (site of)
  • Twynholm Motte
  • Urquhart Castle
  • Wallace’s Castle
  • Wamphray motte
  • Whiteford (site of)
  • Witch Knowe
  • Woodland (possible)
  • Yester Castle

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Published on the 17th of May 2014 at 10:03 pm. Updated on the 21st of July 2014 at 11:10 am.

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