Druchtag Motte, Mochrum – Scotland
Druchtag Motte is the ancestral home of the McCulloch clan probably dating from 1100-1200 A.D and one of some sixty motte and bailey fortresses in Dumfries and Galloway. It is among the first monuments to be preserved in Scotland.
A medieval earthwork in the Machars district of Dumfries and Galloway, the Druchtag Motte lies just north of Mochrum village. It forms a steep-sided mound and has a summit area 20m (65 feet) in diameter. Druchtag once formed part of the barony of Mochrum of Druchtag held for a time by the McCullochs of Druchtag.
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Visitors can climb to the top of the
Motte with the assistance of a rope
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- Looking down at what remains of a Moat
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- Looking up from the Moat
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- Looking Down from the Top
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From the top of the Motte looking
out over Mochrum village to the Irish Sea
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From the top of the Motte looking
out over Mochrum village to the Irish Sea
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From the top of the Motte
looking out to the Irish Sea
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Another view of the Motte
looking from Mochrum village
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- Satellite View of the Motte
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Links:
Druchtag Motte web site
Fabulous aerial photo of the motte