Historic Buildings of Kirkcudbrightshire
Historic County of Scotland
Now Dumfries and Galloway
See Historic-Buildings-of-Britain-and-Ireland-Main
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The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up.
Historic Buildings of Kirkcudbrightshire
... in alphabetical order
❊ Indicates an available image in Gallery attached to the project
Including Castles, Abbeys, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest
A
- Abbot’s Tower
- Arbigland Hall
- Auchenfranco
- Auchenskeoch Castle
- Auchlane
B
- Balmaclellan Mote
- Balmaghie
- Balmangan Tower
- Barclosh Castle
- Barcloy
- Barholm Castle
- Barmagachan
- Barmagachan Mote
- Bombie Castle
- Boreland Mote, Borgue
- Boreland Mote, Parton
- Buittle Castle
- Buittle Place
C
- Cally Castle
- Cally Motte
- Cardoness Castle ❊
- Carsluith Castle
- Cassencarie
- Castle Fergus
- Castle Muir
- Castle of Old Risk
- Collochan Castle
- Conchieton
- Corra Castle
- Corsock Tower
- Culdoach
- Cumstoun
- Cumstoun Castle
D
- Dinnance Mote
- Drumcoltran Tower
- Dundeugh Castle
E
- Earlstoun Castle
- Edingham Castle
- Edingham Mote
G
- Garlies Castle ❊
- Green Tower Motte
- Greenlaw Tower
H
- Hestan Island
- Hills Tower
I
- Ingleston
- Ingleston motte
K
- Kenmure Castle
- Kirkcarswell
- Kirkclaugh motte
- Kirkconnell
- Kirkcormack Mote
- Kirkcudbright Castle
- Kirkcudbright Mote
- Kirkhill Mote
- Kirkland Mote
L
- Ladye Chapel Knowe
- Lagwine Castle
- Larg Tower
- Little Richorn
- Lochinvar Castle
- Lochrinnie Mote
- Luskie Burn Castle
M
- Machars Hill
- Machermore Castle
- Maclellan’s Castle -
- McCulloch’s Castle
- Mote of Minnigaff
- Mote of Troqueer
- Motte of Urr
- Muirfad Castle
O
- Orchardton Tower
P
- Plunton Castle
- Pulcree
R
- Raeberry Castle
- Roberton Motte
- Rusko Castle
S
- Shirmers Castle
- Southwick motte
- St John’s Town of Dalry Motte
T
- Terregles
- Threave Castle ❊
- Trostrie Motte
- Twynholm Motte
W
- Wreaths Tower ❊
References and Sources
Kircudbrightshire Specific
- Flickr Album of Castle Images -https://www.flickr.com/photos/62445171@N00/sets/72157601207867449/
General
- http://www.stravaiging.com/history/castles/county/#sthash.ztfuzTb5....
- http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
- http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_houses_in_the_United_K...
- http://www.britainsfinest.co.uk/historichouses/
- http://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/historic_house...
- http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/
- Historic Houses Association - represents 1,500 houses in the UK
- Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens - UK - guidebook of over 2,000 houses open to the public
- The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses - database of over 7,000 houses
- Lost Heritage - A Memorial to the Lost Country Houses of England - list of over 1,700 houses
- National Trust for Historic Preservation - online database of historic houses in the United State
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Houses_Association - http://www.hha.org.uk/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Houses_of_England
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