
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Carsluith 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.
Carsluith Castle was a medieval tower house, likely built in the 15th or 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 residential architecture typical of Scotland's Lowlands during the late medieval period.
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Places near here
CarsluithHarbour (period Unassigned)(possible), Slipway (period Unassigned) · 385 yd
Doon of CarsluithCultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Fort (period Unassigned) · 475 yd
Doon of StroansNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 848 yd
Carsluith, Bridge CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 880 yd
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 2.6 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.1 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Skellarie PlantationWood · 3.5 mi
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 3.6 mi
Stewarton HillMountain / peak · 3.8 mi
Baptist Church, WigtownNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.8 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: John H Darch · CC BY-SA 2.0