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Castles in Kirkcudbrightshire
There are 97 castles in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.
Abbot's Tower
Arbigland Hall (site of)
Ardwall (possible) (site of)
Auchenfranco (site of)
Auchenskeoch Castle
Auchlane
Balmaclellan Mote
Balmaghie (site of)
Balmangan Tower
Barclosh Castle
Barcloy (site of)
Barholm Castle
Barmagachan
Barmagachan Mote
Bombie Castle (site of)
Boreland Mote, Borgue
Boreland Mote, Parton
Broughton House (possible)
Buittle Castle
Buittle Place
Bush o’ Bield (possible) (site of)
Cally Castle
Cally Motte
Cardoness Castle
Carsluith Castle
Cassencarie
Castle Fergus (site of)
Castle Muir (site of)
Castle of Old Risk
Collochan Castle (site of)
Conchieton (site of)
Corra Castle
Corsock Tower
Culdoach
Cumstoun (site of)
Cumstoun Castle
Dinnance Mote
Drumcoltran Tower
Dundeugh Castle
Dunjop (site of)
Dunjop motte (possible)
Earlstoun Castle
Edingham Castle
Edingham Mote (site of)
Fairgirth House
Garlies Castle
Garryhorn (possible) (site of)
Glenlee
Green Tower Motte
Greenlaw Tower (site of)
Hestan Island
Hills Tower
Ingleston
Ingleston motte
Kenmure Castle
Kirkcarswell
Kirkclaugh motte
Kirkconnell
Kirkcormack Mote
Kirkcudbright Castle
Kirkcudbright Mote
Kirkdale (site of)
Kirkhill Mote
Kirkland Mote
Ladye Chapel Knowe
Lagwine Castle (site of)
Larg Tower
Little Richorn
Lochinvar Castle (site of)
Lochrinnie Mote
Luskie Burn Castle (site of)
Machars Hill
Machermore Castle
MacLellan's Castle
McCulloch's Castle (site of)
Mote of Minnigaff
Mote of Troqueer
Motte of Urr
Muirfad Castle (site of)
Orchardton Tower
Plunton Castle
Pulcree (site of)
Raeberry Castle (site of)
Roberton Motte
Rusko Castle
Shambellie (site of)
Shirmers Castle
Southwick motte
Spottes (site of)
St John's Town of Dalry Motte
Terregles (site of)
The Old House
Threave Castle
Troston (site of)
Trostrie Motte
Twynholm Motte
Wreaths Tower
Ancient sites in Kirkcudbrightshire
Curriestanes cursus
McCulloch's Castle fort
Trusty's Hill fort
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Pictish stones in Kirkcudbrightshire
Trusty's Hill
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Published on the 8th of January 2026 at 1:24 am. Updated on the 8th of January 2026 at 1:24 am.
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