Castle of St John, Stranraer

Name: Castle of St John
Address: Castle Street, Stranraer, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1776 705544

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The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt c.1510. It has been used as a home, a court, a police station and as a military garrison during the "Killing Times" of Covenanter persecution in the 1680s. During the Victorian era, the castle was modified to serve as a prison, and it was used as an ARP base during the Second World War. The castle was refurbished in the late 1980s and is now a museum. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°54'16"N, 5°1'34"W

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Castle StreetStranraer United Kingdom

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+44 1776 705544

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Castle of St John – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunskey Castle, Castle Kennedy, Killantringan Lighthouse, Lochnaw Castle.

5.8 miSW
Ruins, Forts and castles
Dunskey Castle, Portpatrick
148 min walk • Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th century tower house or castle, located 0.5 miles south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland.
3.1 miE
Forts and castles
Castle Kennedy, Stranraer
79 min walk • Castle Kennedy is a ruined 17th-century tower house, about 3 miles east of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, around 0.5 miles north of the village Castle Kennedy.
5.6 miSW
Lighthouse
Killantringan Lighthouse
144 min walk • Killantringan Lighthouse is a lighthouse located near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The light came into operation in 1900, and served as a waypoint in the North Channel of the Irish Sea.
4.4 miW
Forts and castles
Lochnaw Castle
113 min walk • Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire. Scotland. The spectacularly located "castle" incorporates a fortalice torhous. The "central" square tower 5 stories high formed part of the "New" Castle.
2.8 miSE
Monastery
Soulseat Abbey
71 min walk • Saulseat or Soulseat Abbey was a Premonstratensian monastic community located in Wigtownshire, Galloway, in the Gaelic-speaking south-west of Scotland.
4.8 miN
Harbor
Cairnryan Harbour, Cairnryan
123 min walk • Cairnryan Harbour is a roll-on ferry terminal on Loch Ryan in south west Scotland north of Stranraer. In World War II it was developed as an emergency west coast port facility, in case Liverpool or the Clyde ports were put out of commission by enemy action.
~1760 ftS
54°53'59"N • 5°1'31"W
Ryan Centre, Stranraer
9 min walk • Spa, Theater
0.6 miE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Stair Park, Stranraer
15 min walk • Stair Park is a public park and football stadium in the town of Stranraer, Scotland and is the home of Stranraer F.C. It is owned by Dumfries and Galloway Council and is situated next to the London Road and the railway line in the town.