Barclosh Castle

Barclosh Castle
Near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland UK grid reference NX650457
Site information
Type	Oblong plan Tower house
Owner	Private
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruined
Location
Barclosh Castle Shown within Scotland
Coordinates	54°56′40″N3°47′18″W / 54.944434°N 3.788268°W / 54.944434; -3.788268
Site history
Built	16th century
Materials	Mixture of grey granite and red sandstone

Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house about 3.2 kilometers north-east of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. ^[1] There is little still standing, ^{[2] [3]} except a section of wall 1.2 metres thick and 8.0 metres high. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Coventry, Martin (2015). The castles of Scotland: a comprehensive guide to more than 4,100 castles, towers, historic houses, stately homes and family lands (5th ed.). Prestonpans, Scotland: Goblinshead. p. 65. ISBN   9781899874552.
2. The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. 1965. p. 218. little trace of Barclosh Castle remains
3. Scotland, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of (1914). An Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monuments with the Report of the Commission. H.M. Stationery's Office. p. 277. This fragment of a castle
4. "Barclosh Castle". The Castle Guy. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
5. "Barclosh Castle". Canmore. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

Works cited

• Coventry, Martin (2015) The Castles of Scotland, 5th Ed. Prestonpans, Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN   9781899874552

External links

• Photo of the castle at scran.ac.uk (archive link)