Overview
Castle Douglas, General is the exact Historic Environment Scotland record for a named whole burgh in Dumfries And Galloway. The supporting saved type component is Burgh (medieval). The source gives its period wording as medieval. The saved record identifies the place without supplying safe names for its owners or residents.
Who lived here and when
The official record identifies Castle Douglas, General with the exact type wording Burgh (medieval). The source gives its period wording as medieval. It does not safely name particular residents, families or landholders.
Homes and daily life
The exact type shows that this was an inhabited place rather than an isolated field or wall. The saved row does not describe individual homes, possessions, work or daily routines at Castle Douglas, General.
What was found
This record preserves the name, classification and mapped point of Castle Douglas, General. It does not safely list excavated objects or building finds, so none are added here.
Why it ended
The saved record does not explain whether Castle Douglas, General was abandoned, cleared, rebuilt or gradually fell out of use. The word deserted is used only when it appears in the exact official type.
Why it mattered
Castle Douglas, General matters because it fixes a named inhabited place in the landscape of Dumfries And Galloway. Its exact subject and period help show where communities lived, while the individual source record gives later local research a firm starting point.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
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- Castle Douglas, Post Officecastleunder 0.1 miles
- David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermerepersonunder 0.1 miles
- Nigel Biggarpersonunder 0.1 miles
- Ted McMinnpersonunder 0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas, 35 King Street, Imperial Hotelcastleunder 0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas, 37-41 Queen Street, National Commercial Bankcastleunder 0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas, 65 Cotton Streetcastle0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas Art Galleryattraction0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas, King Street, Public Library and Art Gallerycastle0.1 miles
- Castle Douglas, 131-133 King Street, Royal Bank of Scotlandcastle0.1 miles
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