What is recorded here
Castle Douglas, the Buchan, is a small cottage in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is not a castle, despite the name. The Buchan part suggests a family or local identity, but the facts do not say which. A small house keeps more mystery than a castle because nobody built it to be remembered.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Douglas, the Buchan as Cottage(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
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