List of castles in Dumfries and Galloway

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This is a list of castles in Dumfries and Galloway.

List

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 File:Abbot's Tower.JPG
Amisfield Tower also known as Hempisfield Tower Tower house 17th century Still in use as a residence Private NX 99203 83800 Amisfield Tower
Annan Castle 12th century Motte remains NY 1920 6675 [1] Mote of Annan
Auchen Castle Courtyard castle 14th century Ruined Private NT 06319 03500 Also the name of a nearby baronial house of 1849 Remains of the castle
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 File:Auchenskeoch ( Castle Farm ).jpg
Auchness Castle NX 10674 44580 File:Auchness Tower, Ardwell - geograph.org.uk - 746684.jpg
Baldoon Castle Tower house 17th century Ruined Private Kirkinner NX 42514 53538 Baldoon Castle
Balmangan Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NX 65021 45710 File:Balmangan Tower, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire.jpg
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 File:Barholm Castle.jpg
Barjarg Tower L-plan tower house Late 16th century Progressively restored since 18th century NX 87792 90049 [2] File:Barjarg Tower Gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 1057785.jpg
Barscobe Castle L-plan tower house 1648 Restored 1971 Private NX 65967 80640 File:Barscobe Castle 1.jpg
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 File:Blacklaw Tower, Moffat.jpg
Bonshaw Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Preserved Private NY 24256 72068 File:Bonshaw Tower, Annan, Dumfriesshire.jpg
Boreland Tower Tower House Late 16th century NY 0652 9574 File:Boreland Tower - geograph.org.uk - 831675.jpg
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 File:Approach to Brydekirk Mains - geograph.org.uk - 966870.jpg
Buittle Castle 12th century Ruined NX 81915 61628 File:Buittle Castle - geograph.org.uk - 718206.jpg
Buittle Place 16th century Restored NX 81817 61652 File:Buittle Place - geograph.org.uk - 685870.jpg
Caerlaverock Castle Courtyard castle 13th century Ruined Historic Scotland NY025656 File:Caerlaverock Castle from the air.jpg
Cardoness Castle Tower house 15th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX589553 File:Cardoness Castle 20080422 01.jpg
Carsluith Castle Tower house 16th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX494542 File:Carsluith Castle 2008.JPG
Castle Clanyard NX 10850 37428 File:Castle Clanyard (Remains) - geograph.org.uk - 563692.jpg
Castle Kennedy Tower house 14th century Ruined Private Near Stranraer NX110608 In the grounds of Lochinch Castle, extensive gardens File:Castle Kennedy - geograph.org.uk - 331046.jpg
Castle of Park Tower house 16th century Restored as holiday accommodation Historic Scotland Near Glenluce NX188571 Leased to Landmark Trust File:Castle of Park Glenluce exterior.JPG
Castle of St. John Tower house 16th century Restored as a museum Dumfries and Galloway Council Stranraer NX060607 File:Stranraer Castle.jpg
Castlemilk Tower Tower house 15th century Demolished c. 1707 NY149776
Closeburn Castle Tower house 14th century Still in use as a residence Private NX907921 File:Castle 1.jpg
Comlongon Castle Tower house 15th century Restored as a hotel Private NY079690 19th century extensions File:Comlongon Castle.jpg
Cornal Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NT112044 File:Cornal Tower ruins, Moffat.jpg
Corra Castle, Kirkgunzeon Only remains are those of 17th-century house Private NX867662 File:Corra Castle - geograph.org.uk - 134240.jpg
Corsewall Castle 15th century Ruin Near Stranraer NW991714 File:Remains of Corsewall Castle - geograph.org.uk - 862643.jpg
Craigcaffie Castle c. 1570 Repaired Ruin Innermessan NX088641 Class A listed building File:Craigcaffie Castle, Innermessan - geograph.org.uk - 757969.jpg
Crawfordton Tower Trapezoid plan tower house Ruined NX816889
Cruggleton Castle Motte and bailey 12th century Ruined Private In Wigtownshire NX483428 File:Cruggleton Castle.jpg
Cumstoun Castle Oblong plan tower house c. 1500 Ruined NX682532
Dalswinton Tower Z-plan tower house Early 16th century Ruined Dalswinton NX945840 [5] File:Dalswinton Tower ruins, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 'Z-shaped' castle remains - external view of openings.jpg
Drumcoltran Tower L-plan tower house Late 16th century Preserved Historic Scotland NX869682 File:Drumcoltran Tower.JPG
Drumlanrig Castle Renaissance house 17th century Still in use as a residence Duke of Buccleuch NX850992 On the site of an earlier castle File:Drumlanrig Castle.jpg
Dumfries Castle 12th century Ruined Dumfries
Dundeugh Castle L-plan tower house 16th century Ruined Forestry Commission NX601880 File:Castle Dundeugh ruins - geograph.org.uk - 95469.jpg
Dunskey Castle Tower house 16th century Ruined Private Portpatrick NX003533 [6] File:Dunskey Castle2.jpg
Earlstoun Castle L-plan tower house 16th century Decayed but roof maintained Private NX618441 [7] File:Earlstoun Castle.jpg
Edingham Castle Oblong plan tower house 16th century Ruined NX839628 File:Edingham Castle.JPG
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] File:Fourmerkland Tower, Holywood, Dumfriesshire.jpg
Frenchland Tower Oblong plan tower house Late 16th or early 17th century Ruined NT102054 File:The remains of Frenchland Tower - geograph.org.uk - 398936.jpg
Friar's Carse Baronial mansion 1873 Occupied as a hotel Private NX125850 On the site of a castle File:Friar's Carse, Scotland.jpg
Galdenoch Castle Leswalt NW975633 Scheduled monument.[11] File:Galdenoch Castle (remains) - geograph.org.uk - 240913.jpg
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 File:Gilnockie Tower April 29 2007.JPG
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 File:Hills Tower.JPG
Hoddom Castle Fortified enclosure containing L-plan tower house 1565 Preserved NY155729 File:Hoddom Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1475775.jpg
Isle Tower or Lochar Tower Oblong plan tower house 1587 Preserved NY149776 File:Looking up the Lochar Water towards Isle Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1273274.jpg
Isle of Whithorn Castle Tower house 1674 Preserved as a residence Isle of Whithorn Originally known as "The Isle" File:Isle of Whithorn Castle.JPG
Kenmure Castle 16th century NX635764 File:Kenmure Castle - geograph.org.uk - 690489.jpg
Killaser Castle NX 0964 4509 File:Killaser Castle, Cairnhandy - geograph.org.uk - 746673.jpg
Kirkconnell Tower Tower house 15th century Still in use as a residence Private NX979680 File:Kirkconnell Tower - geograph.org.uk - 397816.jpg
Kirkcudbright Castle 12th century motte and bailey, site next to MacLellan's Castle Greyfriar's Church built on the site File:Castle and church Kirkcudbright - geograph.org.uk - 281465.jpg
Lag Tower Oblong plan tower house Ruined NX881862 File:Lag Tower ruins, Dunscore.jpg
Langholm Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined NY361849 File:Langholm Castle - geograph.org.uk - 858589.jpg
Lochar Tower Rectangular plan tower house 16th century Ruined NY028690 File:Lochar Tower.JPG
Lochhouse Tower Oblong plan tower house 16th century Restored as a residence Private NT082033 File:Lochhouse Tower.jpg
Lochinch Castle Baronial house 1867 Still in use as a residence Private Near Stranraer NX106618 File:Lochinch Castle - geograph.org.uk - 13404.jpg
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 File:Lochmaben Castle 01.jpg
Lochnaw Castle Tower house 16th century Leswalt NW991628 Large 17th century additions File:Lochnaw Castle.jpg
Lochwood Castle L-plan tower house 15th century Ruined Private NY084967 Also known as Lochwood Tower File:Lochwood Castle - geograph.org.uk - 220345.jpg
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 File:MacLellan's Castle geograph.jpg
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] File:Morton Castle.jpg
Mouswald Tower Oblong plan tower house c. 1562 Ruined NY062739 File:Mouswald Tower, Dumfriesshire.jpg
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 File:Orchardton Tower.jpg
Plunton Castle Tower House Ruined File:Plunton Castle - geograph.org.uk - 494924.jpg
Raecleugh Tower Bastle house Ruined NT038118 Farmhouse, Moffat
Repentance Tower Tower house 1565 Preserved Private NY155722 File:Repentance Tower - geograph.org.uk - 31412.jpg
Robgill Tower Tower house 12th century or earlier NY248717 File:Robgill Tower.jpg
Rusko Castle Tower house Restored Private File:Rusco Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1240081.jpg
Sanquhar Castle Courtyard castle 15th century Ruined Private NS785092 Partially restored in the 19th century File:Scotland.Sanquhar03.jpg
Sorbie Tower Tower house 16th century Ruined Historic Scotland Sorbie NX449470 File:Sorbie Tower.JPG
Staplegorton Castle Motte and Bailey 12th century No remains
Threave Castle Tower house 14th century Ruined Historic Scotland NX739623 File:Threave Castle.jpg
Tibbers Castle or Mote de Tibris Motte and bailey 13th century No remains Private NX862982 The ruins lie within the estate of Drumlanrig Castle File:The motte at Tibbers Castle.jpg
Torthorwald Castle Oblong plan tower house 14th century Ruined Private NY033782 File:Torthorwald Castle.jpg
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		 File:Wreaths Tower, Kirkbean.jpg

See also

Notes

  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

  • 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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