Kenmure Castle

Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland

Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Key Information

Construction

16th century

Castle Type

Current Status

Historic monument

Historical Overview

Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town of New Galloway in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, south-west Scotland. The site was occupied from the Middle Ages, and the house incorporates part of a 17th-century castle. This was remodelled in the 19th century, but the house has been derelict since the mid-20th century. It was the seat of the Gordon family of Lochinvar, later raised to the peerage as Viscounts of Kenmure. The ruin is a scheduled monument.

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