Kenmure Castle

#1475 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile south of the town of New Galloway in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, south-west Scotland. The site was occupied from the Middle Ages, and the house incorporates part of a 17th-century castle. This was remodelled in the 19th century, but the house has been derelict since the mid-20th century. It was the seat of the Gordon family of Lochinvar, later raised to the peerage as Viscounts of Kenmure. The ruin is a scheduled monument. ()

Coordinates: 55°3'48"N, 4°8'18"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Loch Ken, Lochinvar, Barscobe Castle, Waukers Linn.

4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Ken
113 min walk • Loch Ken is a 9 miles long freshwater loch in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the Glenkens, where it is fed from the north by the Water of Ken and from the west by the Dee.
5.7 miN
Forts and castles
Lochinvar
146 min walk • Lochinvar is a loch in the civil parish of Dalry in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland. It is located in the Galloway Hills, around 3.5 miles north-east of St. John's Town of Dalry. The loch formerly had an island on which stood Lochinvar Castle, seat of the Gordon family.
3 miNE
Forts and castles
Barscobe Castle
76 min walk • Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648.
6.4 miNW
Waterfall, Nature, Natural attraction
Waukers Linn
162 min walk • Waukers Linn is a waterfall on Polharrow Burn in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Skae
148 min walk • Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles west of Dumfries, Scotland, 0.5 mi east of Loch Howie, and 1 mi south of the A702.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Howie
148 min walk • Loch Howie is a small, narrow, upland freshwater loch on the north side of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from south-west to north-east and is 0.75 mi long by approximately 0.25 mi at its widest point. It has an average depth of 16 ft and is 39 ft at its deepest.