What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wigtown Castle as Castle (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.
Wigtown Castle was built in the late 13th or early 14th century by the Maxwell family, a powerful Scottish noble clan. It is important as a historic stronghold associated with the region's medieval conflicts and the rise of the Maxwells in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
Wigtown, Harbour Road, Old Station HouseStation Masters House (19th Century) · 247 yd
Wigtown, Harbour Road, Dunmore with Gates, Gate Piers and WallsGate (period Unassigned), Gate Pier (period Unassigned), House (18th Century), Wall (period Unassigned) · 257 yd
Baptist Church, WigtownNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 440 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Wigtown, South Main Street, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (late 19th Century) · 475 yd
War MemorialMonument · 536 yd
Old Mercat CrossMonument · 549 yd
Wigtown, High VennelNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 647 yd
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 691 yd
Philip HillMountain / peak · 1152 yd
Low CotlandMountain / peak · 1567 yd
Baldoon CastleCastle (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Bladnoch DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1.2 mi