Baldoon Castle

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Baldoon Castle was a 16th-century castle about 1.5 miles south west of Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of the river Bladnoch. ()

Coordinates: 54°51'7"N, 4°27'14"W

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Nearby attractions include: Torhouse, Carsluith Castle, Galloway House, Sorbie Tower.

3.2 miNW
Archaeological site
Torhouse
83 min walk • The Standing Stones of Torhouse are a stone circle of nineteen granite boulders on the land of Torhouse, three miles west of Wigtown, Scotland.
4.3 miE
Ruins, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Carsluith Castle, Wigtown Bay
110 min walk • Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside Wigtown Bay in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, Scotland, around 4.8 kilometres south east of Creetown.
6.1 miSE
Park, Vernacular architecture
Galloway House, Garlieston
156 min walk • Galloway House is a Category A listed country house in Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
4.4 miSE
Historical place, Observation decks and towers, Ruins
Sorbie Tower, Garlieston
112 min walk • Sorbie Tower is a fortified tower house 1 mile east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The ancient seat of the Clan Hannay, it is in an L-shaped format, rubble-built in the late sixteenth century, possibly by Patrick Hannay.
6 miNE
Memorial
Glenquicken stone circle
152 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.