What is recorded here

Castle of Old Risk stands as a medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exact position is known within ten metres, yet no record claims the ground is open to everyone. The stones may hide a chamber, a trapdoor or a forgotten stair. Someone may have lived there, feared there or played there before the castle lost its name.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle of Old Risk as Castle (medieval). 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.

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