Orchardton Castle

Orchardton Castle overlooks the Solway Coast. Built in the 1880s, this is a Grade B listed property formerly known as Orchardton House. Built around a Scottish Baronial-style mansion located in Auchencairn in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland.

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Castle
Description: house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Orchardton House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Orchardton Tower and Hestan Island.

Orchardton Tower

Castle

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Orchardton Tower is situated 1¼ miles north of Orchardton Castle.

Hestan Island

Island

Photo: Simon Brooke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hestan Island is a small coastal island at the… Hestan Island is situated 2½ miles southeast of Orchardton Castle.

Mote of Mark

Archaeological site

Photo: Ann Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Mote of Mark is a granite hill rising some… Mote of Mark is situated 2 miles east of Orchardton Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundrennan and Dalbeattie.

Dundrennan

Village

Photo: Ed Iglehart, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundrennan is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about 5 miles east of Kirkcudbright. Dundrennan is situated 5 miles southwest of Orchardton Castle.