Torwood Castle

Torwood Castle is a large ruined tower house built on an L-shape with a square tower in the angle. Associated with it is a fragmentary courtyard of buildings. It is easily accessible on foot, and there are plans to open the castle up to the public now that a lengthy dispute over ownership and a charitable trust have been resolved.

The Tor Wood was one of a number of royal forests around Stirling for centuries, but it was eventually granted to a family whose name indicates long association – Forrester – in the mid 15th century. Towards the end of the 16th century there was a residence known as the Place of Woodhead, a few years later known as the Foresters Mansion, and it is likely both refer to Torwood Castle. The estate fell into financial ruin during the 17th century, and was eventually sold in 1698. It remained inhabited into the mid 18th century, but was in ruins by 1817.

HES Canmore database entry