Barscobe Castle

Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in , , . It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648.
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Photo: JMiall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Barscobe House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balmaclellan Church and Dalry Library.

Church
Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 mile southwest of Barscobe Castle.

Library
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2½ miles west of Barscobe Castle.

Church
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 miles southwest of Barscobe Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balmaclellan and St John’s Town of Dalry.

Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west . To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous lies below the .

Village
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St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in , , in the historic county of . is situated 2½ miles west of Barscobe Castle.

Village
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in , Scotland. It lies on the west side of the valley of the , 1 mile north of the end of . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Barscobe Castle.

Barscobe Castle

Latitude
55.102° or 55° 6′ 7″ north
Longitude
-4.10209° or 4° 6′ 8″ west
Open location code
9C7Q4V2X+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 892797544
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q4864982
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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Barscobe Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barscobe Wood and Holy Linn.

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