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Craigieburn

Castle (medieval)

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Craigieburn is a medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exact position remains uncertain within a hundred metres, forcing imagination to fill the gap left by measurement. The land may still hold rooms, shadows or forgotten lives, waiting for someone brave enough to picture them without proof.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Craigieburn as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Craigieburn Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century, and is remembered for its strategic position in the Scottish Borders region. It is important as an example of early Scottish castle architecture and as a site associated with local clan history.

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