Closeburn Castle
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Closeburn Castle is a tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a category B listed building. The nearest other castle is Barjarg Tower, 2.2 mi away.
Closeburn Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
category B listed building
Nearest castle
Barjarg Tower
2.2 mi away
Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
64
Scotland
About Closeburn Castle
Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland. The castle is located 1 km east of the village of Closeburn, in the historical county of Dumfriesshire, 2 km south-east of Thornhill, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
From the Wikipedia article on Closeburn Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Closeburn Castle sits at 55.2114, -3.7183 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Barjarg Tower (2.2 mi), Morton Castle (4.5 mi) and Friars Carse (4.6 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
