What is recorded here

Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the shores of Lochnaw Loch in Dumfries and Galloway, marked by a 1486 plaque and four distinct building phases. The Agnews held it from the 14th century until the late 1800s, inheriting lands granted by William Douglas of Leswalt in 1426 and later confirmed by King James I. A ruined predecessor castle still sits on an island in the loch, sacked by Archibald The Grim in 1390, while the barony title created in 1699 now belongs to Gordon Prestoungrange, who uses it to preserve local history. The castle remains a private residence, its stones layered with centuries of Agnew life and Douglas rivalry.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lochnaw Castle as 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.

Lochnaw Castle was built by the Maxwell family in the 16th century and is remembered as a historic tower house associated with the powerful Lowland Scottish nobility.

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