Orchardton Tower
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Orchardton Tower is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Gelston Castle, 3.2 mi away.
Orchardton Tower at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Gelston Castle
3.2 mi away
Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
64
Scotland
About Orchardton Tower
Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles (six kilometres) south of Dalbeattie, and one mile (two kilometres) south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish.
From the Wikipedia article on Orchardton Tower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orchardton Tower sits at 54.8769, -3.8453 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Gelston Castle (3.2 mi), Buittle Castle (4.0 mi) and Buittle Place (4.0 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
