Auchen Castle
Auchen Castle is a ruined 13th-century quadrangular castle situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1937.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochhouse Tower and St Andrew’s Parish Church.
Lochhouse Tower
Castle
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochhouse Tower is a mid-16th-century tower house situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. It was restored in the late 1970s and is now used as a private residence. Lochhouse Tower is situated 1½ miles southeast of Auchen Castle.
St Andrew’s Parish Church
Church
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew’s Parish Church is situated 1½ miles east of Auchen Castle.
Moffat Museum
Museum
Moffat Museum is a community museum in Moffat, Scotland. It was established in the Old Moffat Bakehouse in 1984. The museum expanded into a neighbouring building and reopened in 2013. Moffat Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Auchen Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moffat and Beattock.
Moffat
Town
Photo: Robma, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Moffat is a burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire. Part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland, it lies on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500.
Beattock
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beattock is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, approximately 1⁄2 mile southwest of Moffat and 19 miles north of Dumfries. Beattock was historically served by the A74 road and the West Coast Main Line, however the road has since been upgraded to the A74 motorway and no longer passes through the village. Beattock is situated 2 miles southeast of Auchen Castle.
Devil’s Beef Tub
Locality
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Beef Tub is a deep, dramatic hollow in the hills north of the Scottish town of Moffat. The 150-metre-deep hollow is formed by four hills, Great Hill, Peat Knowe, Annanhead Hill and Ericstane Hill. Devil’s Beef Tub is situated 5 miles north of Auchen Castle.
Auchen Castle
- Type: Hotel
- Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and accommodation
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.32742° or 55° 19′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.47927° or 3° 28′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C7R8GGC+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 550888946OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q4819380
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Auchen Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Auchen Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Auchen”
- Spanish: “Castillo Auchen”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Auchen Castle Lodge and Coatsgate Quarry.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Auchen Castle”. Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.