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Historic Attractions in Dumfries & Galloway
Subcategory: Castles & Stately Homes or Lighthouses
Scotland, UK
Built on Scotland’s most southerly point with views, on a clear day, of England, Ireland, the Isle of Man and even...
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Scotland, UK
At the northern end of the Rhins of Galloway to mark the entrance to Loch Ryan this lighthouse was completed in 1817. The...
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Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 4AQ
Ancient Douglas stronghold and home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry., Drumlanrig, completed in 1691, is the...
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Scotland, UK
Built in 1900 half way down the west coast of the Mull of Galloway the lighthouse was decommissioned in 2008 with all the...
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Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, DG7 2EH
This 15th century tower house stands on a rocky platform above the Water of Fleet. Ancient home of the McCullochs with...
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Dalbeatie, Dumfriesshire, DG2 8
This substantial tower house was built about 1570, probably by Edward Maxwell. The windows were enlarged in the 18th...
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Dumfries, DG3
An enigmatic castle, probably 14th century, it belonged to the Douglases and may have served as a hunting lodge. On the...
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Nr. Palnackie, Dumfries, DG7
An extraordinary round tower-house, it was built in the late 15th century. There are at least 23 similar buildings in...
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Carsluith, Dumfries, DG8
Carsluith Castle is an impressive 16th century L-plan tower house, with 18th century ranges of outhouses that are still in...
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Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2
One of the earliest lighthouses in Scotland, it was built in 1748-49 to help guide ships up the Nith estuary to the...
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Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JD
A castellated town house, complete except for its roof, built in 1577 by the then Provost of Kirkcudbright, Sir Thomas...
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Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1TJ
A massive tower, situated on an island in the River Dee, built by Archibald the Grim, and later a stronghold of the Black...
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Dumfries, DG11
The much-reduced remains of a royal castle, originally built by the English in the 14th century on the shore of Lochmaben...
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Dumfries, DG1 4RU
One of the finest castles in Scotland, surrounded by moats it has stood guard over the Solway Firth for more than 400 years.
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| 1 | Mull of Galloway Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 2 | Corsewall Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 3 | Drumlanrig Castle & Country Estate | Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, DG3 4AQ | |
| 4 | Killantringan Lighthouse | Scotland, UK | |
| 5 | Cardoness Castle (HS) | Gatehouse of Fleet, Castle Douglas, DG7 2EH | |
| 6 | Drumcoltran Tower (HS) | Dalbeatie, Dumfriesshire, DG2 8 | |
| 7 | Morton Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG3 | |
| 8 | Orchardton Tower (HS) | Nr. Palnackie, Dumfries, DG7 | |
| 9 | Carsluith Castle (HS) | Carsluith, Dumfries, DG8 | |
| 10 | Southerness Lighthouse | Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, DG2 | |
| 11 | MacLellan's Castle (HS) | Kirkcudbright, DG6 4JD | |
| 12 | Threave Castle (HS) | Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 1TJ | |
| 13 | Lochmaben Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG11 | |
| 14 | Caerlaverock Castle (HS) | Dumfries, DG1 4RU |
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