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Plotcock Castle

Tower (period Unassigned)
Plotcock Castle
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Plotcock Castle as Tower (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.
Plotcock Castle is a medieval tower house located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, and is believed to have been built in the 15th or 16th century, likely by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive architecture of the region during a period of frequent border conflicts.

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