Barclosh Castle

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Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There remains a section of wall 4 feet thick and 27 feet high. ()

Built: XVI centuryCoordinates: 54°56'39"N, 3°47'19"W

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Barclosh Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Motte of Urr, Buittle Bridge, Drumcoltran Tower, Orchardton Tower.

2.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Motte of Urr, Dalbeattie
72 min walk • The Motte of Urr is the remains of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle located near the Haugh of Urr in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
2.3 miSW
Bridge
Buittle Bridge, Dalbeattie
60 min walk • Buittle Bridge, also known as Craignair Bridge is a bridge over the Urr Water just outside Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Drumcoltran Tower
94 min walk • Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Orchardton Tower
132 min walk • Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
2.4 miW
Forts and castles
Buittle Castle
61 min walk • Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and medieval history comprising a significant ruined Norman style Motte, and several extant buildings and gardens, including the...
6.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lochaber Loch
162 min walk • Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi to the west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi long and 0.25 mi at its widest point. It has an average depth of 20.5 ft and is 55 ft at its deepest.
1.6 miSW
54°55'51"N • 3°49'13"W
Madison Avenue, Dalbeattie
40 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.5 miSW
Ruins
Gelston Castle
141 min walk • Gelston Castle, located near Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, was built by Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas, who had acquired the lands of Gelston in 1799.
4.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Auchenskeoch Castle
115 min walk • Auchenskeoch Tower is a 17th-century tower house situated in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is near Dalbeattie in the civil parish of Colvend and Southwick, in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire.
0.9 miW
Forts and castles
Edingham Castle
24 min walk • Edingham Castle is a late 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the remains of an early tower house built for the Livingstones of Little Airds.
1.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Islecroft Stadium, Dalbeattie
35 min walk • Dalbeattie Star Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway that currently competes in the Lowland League. The club had previously played in the South of Scotland Football League.