Drumcoltran Tower

Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway. Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch Arthur.

Loch Arthur

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Loch Arthur is a lake in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland near the village of Beeswing. Loch Arthur lies to the east of the village of Beeswing and has been claimed as the setting for the Arthurian story of the Lady of the Lake. Loch Arthur is situated 2 miles east of Drumcoltran Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springholm and Dalbeattie.

Springholm

Village

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Springholm is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 14 miles west of Dumfries on the A75. Springholm is situated 4 miles west of Drumcoltran Tower.

Dalbeattie

Town

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Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Dalbeattie is situated 5 miles southwest of Drumcoltran Tower.

Kirkpatrick Durham

Village

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Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 6 miles north of Castle Douglas. Kirkpatrick Durham is situated 5 miles west of Drumcoltran Tower.

Drumcoltran Tower

Categories: tower house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.9964° or 54° 59′ 47″ north

Longitude

-3.76853° or 3° 46′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C6RX6WJ+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 561857258

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2302778

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Drumcoltran Tower” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Drumcoltran Tower”
German: “Drumcoltran Tower”
Portuguese: “Torre Drumcoltran”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wellington Plantation and Drumcoltran Hill.

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