Craighlaw

Craighlaw

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Craighlaw
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Location Information
Name	Craighlaw
Owner	private
NGR	NX 30636 61091
Lon. & Lat.	54.915813,-4.643918
Council	Dumfries and Galloway
Parish	Kirkcowan
Nearby Castles	Glaisnick, Penninghame
Year built	16th c.
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Home to the Gordons of Craighlaw, Craighlaw Castle, has been partly rebuilt and is incorporated in a Victorian mansion. It was a rectangular keep of early 16th century date with external rounded angles, and walls in the basement varying from 5'4" to 7'6" in thickness. The basement has been covered by a high barrel vault. The upper part of the castle is a 19th century reconstruction.

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