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List of castles in Dumfries and Galloway

This is a list of castles in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture
Abbot's Tower L-plan tower house Late 16th century Restored in 1990; in use as a residence Private NX 97250 66643  
Amisfield Tower also known as Hempisfield Tower Tower house 17th century Still in use as a residence Private NX 99203 83800  
Annan Castle 12th century Motte remains NY 1920 6675 [1]  
Auchen Castle Courtyard castle 14th century Ruined Private NT 06319 03500 Also the name of a nearby baronial house of 1849  
Auchenrivock Tower L-plan tower house Late 16th century Ruined Buccleuch Estate NY 3721 8050
Auchenskeoch Castle Z-plan tower house 17th century Ruined NX 91742 58873 Only Z-plan tower in Galloway  
Auchness Castle NX 10674 44580  
Baldoon Castle Tower house 17th century Ruined Private Kirkinner NX 42514 53538  
Balmangan Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NX 65021 45710  
Barclosh Castle Oblong plan tower house Late 16th century Ruined Private NX 85478 62474
Barholm Castle Tower house 15th century Restored as a residence Private NX 52073 52959  
Barjarg Tower L-plan tower house Late 16th century Progressively restored since 18th century NX 87792 90049 [2]  
Barscobe Castle L-plan tower house 1648 Restored 1971 Private NX 65967 80640  
Blackethouse Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NY 24338 74369
Blacklaw Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined Forestry Commission NT 0521 0673  
Bonshaw Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Preserved Private NY 24256 72068  
Boreland Tower Tower House Late 16th century NY 0652 9574  
Breckonside Tower Pele tower Late 16th or early 17th century Ruined Near Moniaive NX 84057 88908
Breckonside Tower or Breconside Oblong plan tower house c. 1591 Ruined Abandoned 1980 Near Moffat NT 10797 02191 Much altered and converted to a farmhouse.[3][4]
Brydekirk Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined Private NY 18696 71113 Ruins form part of series of outbuildings at Brydekirk Mains farm  
Buittle Castle 12th century Ruined NX 81915 61628  
Buittle Place 16th century Restored NX 81817 61652  
Caerlaverock Castle Courtyard castle 13th century Ruined Historic Scotland NY025656  
Cardoness Castle Tower house 15th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX589553  
Carsluith Castle Tower house 16th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX494542  
Castle Clanyard NX 10850 37428  
Castle Kennedy Tower house 14th century Ruined Private Near Stranraer NX110608 In the grounds of Lochinch Castle, extensive gardens  
Castle of Park Tower house 16th century Restored as holiday accommodation Historic Scotland Near Glenluce NX188571 Leased to Landmark Trust  
Castle of St. John Tower house 16th century Restored as a museum Dumfries and Galloway Council Stranraer NX060607  
Castlemilk Tower Tower house 15th century Demolished c. 1707 NY149776
Closeburn Castle Tower house 14th century Still in use as a residence Private NX907921  
Comlongon Castle Tower house 15th century Restored as a hotel Private NY079690 19th century extensions  
Cornal Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NT112044  
Corra Castle, Kirkgunzeon Only remains are those of 17th-century house Private NX867662  
Corsewall Castle 15th century Ruin Near Stranraer NW991714  
Craigcaffie Castle c. 1570 Repaired Ruin Innermessan NX088641 Class A listed building  
Crawfordton Tower Trapezoid plan tower house Ruined NX816889
Cruggleton Castle Motte and bailey 12th century Ruined Private In Wigtownshire NX483428  
Cumstoun Castle Oblong plan tower house c. 1500 Ruined NX682532
Dalswinton Tower Z-plan tower house Early 16th century Ruined Dalswinton NX945840 [5]  
Drumcoltran Tower L-plan tower house Late 16th century Preserved Historic Scotland NX869682  
Drumlanrig Castle Renaissance house 17th century Still in use as a residence Duke of Buccleuch NX850992 On the site of an earlier castle  
Dumfries Castle 12th century Ruined Dumfries
Dundeugh Castle L-plan tower house 16th century Ruined Forestry Commission NX601880  
Dunskey Castle Tower house 16th century Ruined Private Portpatrick NX003533 [6]  
Earlstoun Castle L-plan tower house 16th century Decayed but roof maintained Private NX618441 [7]  
Edingham Castle Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NX839628  
Eliock House Tower house 16th century Partly ruined NS797075 Subsequent alterations, fire damaged in 1945. Category B listed building.[8]
Elshieshields Tower Tower house 16th century Restored NY069850 [9]
Fourmerkland Tower Oblong plan tower house 1590 Preserved NX908808 [10]  
Frenchland Tower Oblong plan tower house Late 16th or early 17th century Ruined NT102054  
Friar's Carse Baronial mansion 1873 Occupied as a hotel Private NX125850 On the site of a castle  
Galdenoch Castle Leswalt NW975633 Scheduled monument.[11]  
Gillesbie Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NY172919
Gilnockie Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Restored as a residence Private NY382785 Also known as Hollows Tower  
Glenae Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined NX984905 Entrance reminiscent of bastle-house or pele-house
Hills Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Restored c. 1930 NX912726 Retains barmkin and gatehouse  
Hoddom Castle Fortified enclosure containing L-plan tower house 1565 Preserved NY155729  
Isle Tower or Lochar Tower Oblong plan tower house 1587 Preserved NY149776  
Isle of Whithorn Castle Tower house 1674 Preserved as a residence Isle of Whithorn Originally known as "The Isle"  
Kenmure Castle 16th century NX635764  
Killaser Castle NX 0964 4509  
Kirkconnell Tower Tower house 15th century Still in use as a residence Private NX979680  
Kirkcudbright Castle 12th century motte and bailey, site next to MacLellan's Castle Greyfriar's Church built on the site  
Lag Tower Oblong plan tower house Ruined NX881862  
Langholm Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined NY361849  
Lochar Tower Rectangular plan tower house 16th century Ruined NY028690  
Lochhouse Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Restored as a residence Private NT082033  
Lochinch Castle Baronial house 1867 Still in use as a residence Private Near Stranraer NX106618  
Old Lochmaben Castle Motte and bailey 12th century Earthworks only remain Lochmaben NY0820882206 Possible birthplace of Robert the Bruce, 1274. Located at 2nd green and 3rd tee of Lochmaben Golf Course
Lochmaben Castle Castle of enceinte c. 1298 King Edward Ruined Historic Scotland Lochmaben NY088811  
Lochnaw Castle Tower house 16th century Leswalt NW991628 Large 17th century additions  
Lochwood Castle L-plan tower house 15th century Ruined Private NY084967 Also known as Lochwood Tower  
Lockerbie Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Demolished 1967 NY136814 Site cleared to make way for present police station
MacLellan's Castle Tower house 16th century Ruined Historic Scotland Kirkcudbright NX681510  
Mellingshaw Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined NT037088
Morton Castle Courtyard castle 15th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX890992 Preceded by a 13th-century castle[12]  
Mouswald Tower Oblong plan tower house c. 1562 Ruined NY062739  
Myreton Castle Tower House and later Great House 16th century Ruined Private ? Built on an earlier Motte, Seat of the Myreton McCullochs; later sold to the Maxwells, located neat the white loch of Myreton
Newbie Castle Tower house 15th Century Demolished 1816. Fragmentary remains Private NY17426469 Held by the Corries, Johnstones and then the Marquises of Annandale. Newbie Harbour was close by
Orchardton Castle Baronial Mansion 18th Century Residential Private Orchardton Bay Built on top of earlier mansion.
Orchardton Tower Tower house 15th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX817550  
Plunton Castle Tower House Ruined  
Raecleugh Tower Bastle house Ruined NT038118 Farmhouse, Moffat
Repentance Tower Tower house 1565 Preserved Private NY155722  
Robgill Tower Tower house 12th century or earlier NY248717  
Rusko Castle Tower house Restored Private  
Sanquhar Castle Courtyard castle 15th century Ruined Private NS785092 Partially restored in the 19th century  
Sorbie Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined Historic Scotland Sorbie NX449470  
Staplegorton Castle Motte and Bailey 12th century No remains
Threave Castle Tower house 14th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX739623  
Tibbers Castle or Mote de Tibris Motte and bailey 13th century No remains Private NX862982 The ruins lie within the estate of Drumlanrig Castle  
Torthorwald Castle Oblong plan tower house 14th century Ruined Private NY033782  
Wauchope Castle Motte and bailey / Tower house / Manse 13th century No remains
Wigtown Castle 12th century No remains Wigtown
Wreaths Tower tower house before 16th century ruins Mainsriddle, nr Southerness
NX9529356522		  

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ sketch of Annan Castle, c. 1560
  2. ^ Barjarg Tower Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Douglas history website
  3. ^ "Breconside". RCAHMS.
  4. ^ Breckonside Tower
  5. ^ Plan of Dalswinton Tower
  6. ^ Dunskey Castle
  7. ^ Earlstoun Castle, RCAHMS
  8. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Eliock House (LB17256)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. ^ Elshieshields Tower, MacGibbon & Ross
  10. ^ Fourmerkland Tower
  11. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Galdenoch Castle, Meikle (SM2018)". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  12. ^ Sketch of Morton Castle by Francis Grose

References edit

  • Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
  • Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
  • Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
 
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