Tibbers Castle
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Tibbers Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, first built in 1250. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Drumlanrig Castle, 0.9 mi away. It is owned by John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray.
Tibbers Castle at a glance
Built
1250
13th century
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Cared for by
John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray
Heritage status
scheduled monument
About Tibbers Castle
Tibbers Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle overlooking a ford across the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. To the east is the village of Carronbridge and to the north west is a 16th-century country house, Drumlanrig Castle.
From the Wikipedia article on Tibbers Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tibbers Castle sits at 55.2642, -3.7922 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Drumlanrig Castle (0.9 mi), Morton Castle (1.9 mi) and Closeburn Castle (4.7 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
