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Historic Buildings of Kirkcudbrightshire

Historic County of Scotland

Now Dumfries and Galloway

See Historic-Buildings-of-Britain-and-Ireland-Main

Image Right - McLellan's Castle

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If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below please share it here. If you have ancestors linked to any of the places please add them to the project.

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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