Cardoness Castle, Gatehouse of Fleet

Name: Cardoness Castle
Address: Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1557 814427

#1 among attractions in Gatehouse of Fleet

Top attraction, Historical place, Architecture, Forts and castles, More...

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Cardoness Castle is a well-preserved 15th-century tower house just south west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Scotland. It was originally owned by the MacCullochs of Myreton. They abandoned the castle in the late 17th century, following the execution of Sir Godfrey McCulloch for the murder of a Clan Gordon neighbour. It is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, and is a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°52'21"N, 4°11'53"W

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Gatehouse of Fleet United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Cairnholy, Trusty's Hill, Ravenshall Wood, Barholm Castle.

4.5 miW
Ruins, Archaeological site
Cairnholy, Creetown
116 min walk • Cairnholy is the site of two Neolithic chambered tombs of the Clyde type. It is located 4 kilometres east of the village of Carsluith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The tombs are scheduled monuments in the care of Historic Scotland. The name Cairnholy represents Gaelic *Càrn na h-ulaidhe ‘cairn of the stone tomb’.
0.5 miN
Archaeological site
Trusty's Hill, Gatehouse of Fleet
12 min walk • Trusty's Hill is a small vitrified hillfort about a mile to the west of the present-day town of Gatehouse of Fleet, in the parish of Anwoth in the Stewartry district of Dumfries and Galloway.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Ravenshall Wood
122 min walk • Ravenshall Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, located 5 kilometres east of Creetown in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, in southwest Scotland. It is on the lower part of the Kirkdale Estate. It is rich in lichens. It is largely oak woodland.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles
Barholm Castle
116 min walk • Barholm Castle is a tower house located 5 miles south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, Scotland. The tower dates back to the late 15th century, and it was a stronghold of a branch of the MacCulloch family.
5.3 miW
Memorial
Glenquicken stone circle
136 min walk • Glenquicken stone circle or Billy Diamond's Bridge stone circle is an oval stone circle with a central pillar, two miles east of Creetown, Dumfries and Galloway. The outer ring is formed of 29 stones. Aubrey Burl has called it "the finest of all centre-stone circles." It is a scheduled monument.
5.3 miN
54°56'37"N • 4°9'4"W
Derrygown Linn, Gatehouse of Fleet
134 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall