What is recorded here

Lochnaw Castle, Walled Garden and Summerhouse stands in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The walled garden and summerhouse still mark the land beside the castle. They suggest a place where people grew food, took shelter from rain, and watched the valley change with the seasons.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lochnaw Castle, Walled Garden and Summerhouse as Summerhouse (period Unassigned), Walled Garden (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.

Lochnaw Castle was built by the Maxwell family in the 17th century and is remembered for its historical association with the powerful Maxwell clan of Galloway. The castle and its associated garden and summerhouse are important as examples of early Scottish domestic architecture and landscape design.

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