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The county of Dumfriesshire

Castles in Dumfriesshire

There are 228 castles in the county of Dumfriesshire.

Albie (site of)

Allerbeck (site of)

Amisfield Tower

Andrew Battye's Tower (site of)

Annan Castle (site of)

Applegarth motte

Archerbeck (site of)

Arkland Tower (site of)

Arkleton (site of)

Auchengassel Castle (site of)

Auchenrivock Tower

Auchinbetrig (site of)

Auldgirth (site of)

Ballaggan motte

Barnglishe (site of)

Barntalloch Castle (site of)

Birrens (site of)

Blaik Esk (site of)

Blawst (site of)

Boadsbeck Castle (site of)

Bogle Walls (possible)

Bombie (site of)

Bonshawside (possible) (site of)

Breckonside Tower

Breconside Tower

Brigmere (site of)

Broadchapel (possible)

Broomholm Tower (site of)

Buccleuch House

Bucklerhole (site of)

Burnfoot Tower (site of)

Caerlaverock Castle

Calfield Tower (site of)

Calvertsholm (site of)

Canobu (site of)

Canonbie (site of)

Carco Castle (site of)

Carlesgill (site of)

Carnsalloch (site of)

Carterton (site of)

Carzield (site of)

Castle Robert (site of)

Castlebank (site of)

Castledykes (site of)

Castlemilk (site of)

Clinthill (site of)

Closeburn Castle

Coats Hill motte

Cockpool Castle (site of)

Collin (site of)

Comlongon Castle

Comyn's Castle (site of)

Coome (site of)

Corehead Tower (site of)

Coshogle Castle (site of)

Cragburn Castle (site of)

Craig (site of)

Craigs (site of)

Crooks (site of)

Crossdykes (site of)

Dalpeddar (site of)

Dalswinton Castle

Daltonhook (possible) (site of)

Dalveen Castle (site of)

Dandy Baities' Tower (site of)

Dargavel (site of)

Dinwoodie Castle (site of)

Drumbeg (site of)

Drumlanrig Castle

Drummuir (site of)

Dumbretton (site of)

Dumcrieff (site of)

Dumfries Castle (site of)

Dunskellie Castle (site of)

Durisdeer Castle (site of)

Durnock (site of)

Echizingles Tower (site of)

Elshieshields Tower

Flask (site of)

Fourmerkland Tower

Frenchland Tower

Garpol Water motte

Garypool (site of)

Gillesbie Tower

Gilnockie Castle (site of)

Gilnockie Tower

Glendinning (site of)

Glendouin (site of)

Glenrae Castle (site of)

Glenvore (site of)

Goosehill Castle (site of)

Granton motte (possible)

Greenlea (possible) (site of)

Grenewich (site of)

Harelaw Tower (site of)

Holmains Castle

Hukburne (site of)

Irvine (site of)

Kelhead (site of)

Kelwoodside (site of)

Kinmount (site of)

Kinnelhead Tower

Kirkconnel Tower

Kirkconnel Tower

Kirkpatrick Tower (site of)

Kirkton (site of)

Kirkwood (site of)

Kirtlehead (site of)

Knockhill (site of)

Knockholme Tower (site of)

Langholm Castle

Langshaw (site of)

Linnbridgeford (site of)

Loch Urr Castle (possible)

Locharwoods (possible) (site of)

Lochhouse Tower

Lochmaben Castle

Lochmaben Old Castle (site of)

Lockerbie Tower (site of)

Lower Ingleston motte

Maxwelton motte

Mellingshaw Tower

Mereburne (site of)

Middle Locharwoods (possible) (site of)

Middlebie (site of)

Monkeby (site of)

Moss Castle (site of)

Motte of Dumfries

Muirhead (site of)

Nether Locharwoods (possible) (site of)

Netherplace (site of)

Newlands (site of)

Nucke (site of)

Old Caerlaverock Castle

Old Crawfordton

Old Graitney (site of)

Old Hoddom Castle (site of)

Old Walls (site of)

Outer Woodhead (possible) (site of)

Poldean (site of)

Portrack Castle

Priore Johns (site of)

Raecleugh Tower

Raffles (site of)

Redhall Castle (site of)

Renpatrick (site of)

Repentance Tower

Roundstonefoot (site of)

Ryehill Castle (site of)

Sanquhar Castle

Sark Tower (site of)

Scotsbrig (site of)

Shiel (site of)

Sirkbrig Tower (site of)

Snade (site of)

Spedlin's Tower

Springkell (site of)

St Bryde's Tower

Staplegordon (site of)

Stapleton Tower

Stonehouse Tower (site of)

Sundaywell Tower

Supplebank (site of)

Tanlawhill (site of)

Thornwhate (site of)

Tinwald Place (site of)

Torduff (site of)

Torthorwald Castle

Tower (site of)

Tundergarth Castle (site of)

Wallacetown (site of)

Warmanbie (site of)

Watsterkers (site of)

Wauchope Castle

Westhills (site of)

Whitesside (site of)

Whithaughe (site of)

Withisleis (site of)

Woodhouse Tower

Wreaths Tower (site of)

Ancient sites in Dumfriesshire

Fourmerkland cursus

Gallaberry cursus

Holywood North cursus

Holywood South cursus

Kirkland Station cursus

Lochbrow cursus

Trailflat cursus

Twelve Apostles stone circle