What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lowran Castle as Building (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Lowran Castle is a 16th-century tower house located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and was likely built by the Maxwell family, a powerful local clan. It is remembered for its strategic position and as an example of early defensive architecture in the region.
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Places near here
Lowran GlenEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 614 yd
Soldier's Cairn, Loch KenCairn (period Unassigned) · 826 yd
Shirmers CastleCastle (medieval) · 1210 yd
Cairn Edward HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Lower Bennan viewpointViewpoint · 1.2 mi
Kenmure CastleCastle (medieval), Moat (medieval)(possible), Sundial (17th Century) (1623) · 1.5 mi
Garels WoodWood · 1.9 mi
Ringferson WoodFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Mossdale LochCorn Drying Kiln (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Nether Dullarg HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Otter PoolPicnic place · 3.2 mi
Lochside WoodWood · 3.3 mi