Sanquhar Castle
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Sanquhar Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Drumlanrig Castle, 7.5 mi away.
Sanquhar Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Nearest castle
Drumlanrig Castle
7.5 mi away
Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
64
Scotland
About Sanquhar Castle
Sanquhar Castle, now a ruin, was built in the 13th century; the ruins are situated north east of Dumfries overlooking the River Nith. Situated on the southern approach to the former royal burgh of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland, it sits on the trail of the Southern Upland Way.
From the Wikipedia article on Sanquhar Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanquhar Castle sits at 55.3622, -3.9183 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Drumlanrig Castle (7.5 mi), Tibbers Castle (8.4 mi) and Morton Castle (9.1 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
