Castle of Park
The Castle of Park is a 16th-century L-plan tower house near Glenluce, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a category A listed building.Photo: John of Reading, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “House of Park”, “Park Castle”, “Park Hay”, “Park House”, and “The Park O‘ Luce”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glenluce Abbey and Glenwhan Gardens.
Glenluce Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery called also Abbey of Luce or Vallis Lucis and founded around 1190 by Rolland or Lochlann, Lord of Galloway and Constable of Scotland. Glenluce Abbey is situated 1 mile north of Castle of Park.
Glenwhan Gardens
Garden
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Glenwhan Gardens is situated 2½ miles west of Castle of Park.
Droughdool Mote
Archaeological site
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Droughdool Mote is a Neolithic round mound in the parish of Old Luce, Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway. The mound is oval in plan, measuring 60m by 50m at its base and rises to 10m in height. Droughdool Mote is situated 2½ miles west of Castle of Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenluce and Dunragit.
Glenluce
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenluce is a small village in the parish of Old Luce in Wigtownshire, Scotland. It contains a village shop, a caravan park and a town hall, as well as the parish church.
Dunragit
Village
Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer and Glenluce in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. Dunragit is within the parish of Old Luce, in the traditional county of Wigtownshire. Dunragit is situated 2½ miles west of Castle of Park.
Castle Kennedy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 5 miles west of Castle of Park.
Castle of Park
- Category: Tower House
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.87598° or 54° 52′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.82555° or 4° 49′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C6QV5GF+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 561856631OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q2339964
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Portuguese—“Castle of Park” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Castle of Park”
- Dutch: “Castle of Park”
- German: “Castle of Park”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Park”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wood of Park and Glenluce Cemetery Extension.
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