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Gadgirth Castle

House (19th Century), Tower House (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gadgirth Castle as House (19th Century), Tower House (medieval). 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.
Gadgirth Castle is a medieval tower house located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and was likely built in the late 14th or early 15th century by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive architecture used by Scottish borderers during a period of frequent conflict.

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