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Historic Buildings of Dumfries-shire
Historic County of Scotland
Now Dumfries and Galloway
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The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Dumfries-shire, 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 Dumfries-shire
... in alphabetical order
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Including Castles, Abbeys, Manor Houses, Mansions, Stately Homes, Country houses, Estate houses, Courts, Halls, Parks and other listed buildings of historic interest
A
- Albie
- Amisfield Tower
- Andrewe Battyes Tower
- Annan Castle
- Applegarth Motte
- Archerbeck
- Arkland Tower
- Arkleton
- Auchen Castle
- Auchenfedrick
- Auchengassel Castle
- Auchenrivock Tower
- Auchinbetrig
- Auldgirth
- Auldton Mote
B
- Ballaggan motte
- Barjarg Tower
- Barnglishe
- Barnkin of Craigs
- Barntalloch Castle
- Benthead motte
- Birrens
- Blacket House
- Blacklaw Tower
- Blaik Esk
- Blawst
- Boadsbeck Castle
- Bogle Walls
- Bogrie Tower
- Bombie
- Bonshaw Tower
- Boreland Tower
- Breckonside Tower
- Breconside Tower
- Brigmere
- Brockloch
- Broomholm Tower
- Buccleuch House
- Bucklerhole
- Burnfoot Tower
- Bush
- Buss
C
- Caerlaverock Castle
- Calfield Tower
- Calvertsholm
- Canobu
- Canonbie
- Carco Castle
- Carlesgill
- Carterton
- Carzield
- Castle Robert
- Castledykes
- Castlemilk
- Closeburn Castle
- Coats Hill motte
- Cockpool Castle
- Comlongon Castle
- Comyn’s Castle
- Coome
- Corehead Tower
- Cornal Tower
- Coshogle Castle
- Cowhill Tower
- Cragburn Castle
- Craig
- Craigdarroch
- Crooks
- Crossdykes
D
- Dalpeddar
- Dalswinton Castle
- Daltonhook
- Dalveen Castle
- Dandy Baities’ Tower
- Dinning motte
- Dinwoodie Castle
- Dormont
- Drumlanrig Castle
- Dumcrieff
- Dumfries Castle
- Dundronok
- Durisdeer Castle
E
- Eccles
- Echizingles Tower
- Eliock House
- Elshieshields Tower
- Enoch Castle
F
- Flask
- Fourmerkland Tower
- Frenchland Tower
G
- Garpol Water motte
- Gillesbie Tower
- Gilnockie Tower
- Glenae Tower
- Glendinning
- Glendouin
- Glenrae Castle
- Glenvore
- Goosehill Castle
- Grenewich
H
- Harelaw Tower
- Hoddom Castle
- Hoddom Old Castle
- Holmains Castle
- Hukburne
- Hutton Mote
I
- Irvine
- Isle Tower
- Isle Tower
K
- Kinnelhead Tower
- Kirkconnel Tower
- Kirkconnel Tower
- Kirkpatrick Tower
- Kirkton
- Kirkwood
- Kirtlehead
- Knockhill
- Knockholme Tower
L
- Lag Tower
- Langholm Castle
- Linnbridgeford
- Lochhouse Tower
- Lochmaben Castle
- Lochmaben Old Castle
- Lochwood motte
- Lochwood Tower
- Lockerbie Tower
- Lower Ingleston motte
- Luce
- Lunelly Tower
M
- Maxwelton
- Maxwelton motte
- Mellingshaw Tower
- Mereburne
- Moatland motte
- Monkeby
- Morton Castle
- Moss Castle
- Motte of Dumfries
- Mouswald Tower
- Muirhead
N
- Netherplace
- Newbie Castle
- Newlands
- Nucke
O
- Old Caerlaverock Castle
- Old Crawfordton
- Old Graitney
- Old Walls
- Outer Woodhead
P
- Poldean
- Portrack Castle
- Priore Johns
R
- Raecleugh Tower
- Raffles
- Redhall Castle
- Renpatrick
- Repentance Tower
- Robgill Tower
- Rockhall
- Rockhall Mote
- Ross Castle
- Roundstonefoot
- Ryehill Castle
- Ryehill motte
S
- Sanquhar Castle
- Sark Tower
- Scotsbrig
- Shiel
- Sirkbrig Tower
- Snade
- Spedlin’s Tower
- St Bryde’s Tower
- Staplegordon
- Stapleton Tower
- Stewarton
- Stonehouse Tower
- Sundaywell Tower
T
- Tanlawhill
- Thornwhate
- Tibbers Castle
- Tinwald Motte
- Tinwald Place
- Torduff
- Torthorwald Castle
- Tower
- Tundergarth Castle
W
- Wamphray motte
- Warmanbie
- Watsterkers
- Wauchope Castle
- Westerhall
- Westhills
- Whitehaughe
- Whitesside
- Withisleis
- Woodhouse Tower
- Wreaths Tower
References and Sources
Dumfriesshire Specific
General
- http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Main/HomePage
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/
- 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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