Mannan Castle

Mannan is a motte and bailey style castle, on a drumlin ridge running north-west to south-east. Unusually, Mannan has a double bailey and is considered to be the most impressive medieval earthwork in the country. The motte, a mound or raised hill on top of which the castle sat, is a truncated conical mound with a rectangular flat top. The stone work of the castle is encased on the top of this m...