What is recorded here
Carlingwark Street in Castle Douglas holds a twentieth-century government office, its exact position marked to the nearest metre. The building served public business rather than private display, and that function still shapes its presence on the street. Whether it remains open or has changed use, the office stands as a practical anchor in the town, recording the kind of work that occupied the place even when no one is watching.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Douglas, Carlingwark Street, Government Office Building as Government Office (20th Century). 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.
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Places near here
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Torglass WoodWood · 2.7 mi
DrumskellyNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.9 mi