Barscobe Castle
Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648.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.
Balmaclellan Church
Church
Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmaclellan Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Barscobe Castle.
Dalry Library
Library
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalry Library is situated 2½ miles west of Barscobe Castle.
Kells Parish Church
Church
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kells Parish Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Barscobe Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmaclellan and St John’s Town of Dalry.
Balmaclellan
Village
Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balmaclellan is a small hillside village of stone houses with slate roofs in a fold of the Galloway hills in south-west Scotland. To the west, across the Ken River, the larger and more prosperous New Galloway lies below the Rhinns of Kells.
St John’s Town of Dalry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John's Town of Dalry, usually referred to simply as Dalry, is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. St John’s Town of Dalry is situated 2½ miles west of Barscobe Castle.
New Galloway
Village
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Galloway is a town in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway. It lies on the west side of the valley of the Water of Ken, 1 mile north of the end of Loch Ken. New Galloway is situated 2½ miles southwest of Barscobe Castle.
Barscobe Castle
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.102° or 55° 6′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.10209° or 4° 6′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C7Q4V2X+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 892797544OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4864982
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Barscobe Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Barscobe Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Barscobe”
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Highlights include Barscobe Wood and Holy Linn.
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