Druchtag Motte
Mochrum, Dumfries and Galloway
Open all year round
Druchtag Motte
Climb the steep bank of a fine motte that was home to a feudal lord 900 years ago.
In the 1100s and 1200s, Scotland’s first castles were built as mottes. A motte was a man‑made hill with a wooden tower (called a keep) on top. Many also had a fenced courtyard, known as a bailey, with extra wooden buildings inside. These were protected by a ditch and a wooden fence.
Today, the only parts of Druchtag Motte that remain are the mound itself and the deep ditch around it. The wooden castle that once stood here was probably the home of a local Gallovidian lord.
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