What is recorded here

Merrick Hotel in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, stands as a 19th Century Coaching Inn at 193 and 195 King Street. It is the kind of place where carriage wheels may have scraped gravel and tired travellers drank warm ale before continuing north. The building still holds that rhythm, even if no carriage returns.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Douglas, 193, 195 King Street, the Merrick Hotel as Coaching Inn (19th 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 site of Castle Douglas at 193-195 King Street, now the Merrick Hotel, was historically a coaching inn in the 19th century, serving as an important stop for travelers along the Ayrshire coast. Its location reflects the development of transport and hospitality infrastructure during Scotland's period of road and stagecoach expansion.

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