
What is recorded here
Castle Douglas, New Market Street, Cattle Market was a livestock trading place from the 19th Century into the 20th Century. It served the local region as a working market where animals and people moved through the same narrow street. The site still belongs to that busy period, even if the buildings have changed or disappeared.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Douglas, New Market Street, Cattle Market as Livestock Market (19th Century) - (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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Castle Douglas, King Street, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 213 yd
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Dunmuir HillFort (period Unassigned) · 640 yd
ErnespieStanding Stone(s) (prehistoric), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 1000 yd
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Ducking IslandWood · 1256 yd
Ernespie HillMountain / peak · 1584 yd
Bird HideViewpoint · 1.5 mi
Threave CastleArtillery Fortification (15th Century), Castle (medieval), Harbour (14th Century) · 1.8 mi
Torglass WoodWood · 2.8 mi
DrumskellyNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.9 miOther information
Photo: derek menzies · CC BY-SA 2.0