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: Glenluce Abbey and Glenwhan Gardens.

Glenluce Abbey

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glenluce Abbey, near to Glenluce, Scotland, was… Glenluce Abbey is situated 1 mile north of Castle of Park.

Glenwhan Gardens

Garden

Glenwhan Gardens

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer… Glenwhan Gardens 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.

Dunragit

Village

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunragit is a village on the A75, between Stranraer… 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… 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″ north

Longitude

-4.82555° or 4° 49′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C6QV5GF+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

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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: Wood of Park and Glenluce Cemetery Extension.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bridge Mill and Mains of Park.

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