What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Barholm Castle as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Barholm Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the late 15th or early 16th century by a local landholding family, though specific builders or occupants are not recorded. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of lowland Scotland during the medieval period.
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Places near here
BarholmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 64 yd
Kirkdale BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 403 yd
RavenshallField System (period Unknown)(possible) · 408 yd
CairnholyJug (bronze)(roman) · 1003 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 2.1 mi
Fleet BayBay · 2.9 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.3 mi
Emma Laura: Carrick Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 3.6 mi
Eggerness CastleCastle (medieval)(possible), Promontory Fort (period Unassigned) · 3.6 mi
Carrick BayBay · 3.7 mi