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Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Wigtown (/ˈwɪɡtənˌ -taʊn/ (both used locally); Scottish Gaelic: Baile na h-Ùige) is a small historic market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and
Wigtown
Wigtown Castle was a royal castle that was located on the banks of the River Bladnoch, south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. A castle was
Wigtown_Castle
Historic county in Scotland
Wigtownshire or the County of Wigtown (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhaile na h-Ùige, Scots: Wigtounshire) is one of the historic counties of Scotland,
Wigtownshire
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
the Cruggleton Castle / Crogiltoun Castle in Wigtownshire. Was Dunskey Castle built about this time ? and in 1291 the nearby Wigtown Castle was in the hands
Dunskey_Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres (seven
Caerlaverock_Castle
Castle in Scotland
the Earl of Wigtown, bringing all of Galloway under his control. In order to secure his new holdings, Archibald required a strong castle, and it is assumed
Threave_Castle
Council area of Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway is divided into three ceremonial areas: Dumfries, Wigtown, and the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, each corresponding broadly to the
Dumfries_and_Galloway
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle is situated on the Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The category A listed castle is the Dumfriesshire home of
Drumlanrig_Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Baldoon Castle was a 16th-century castle about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south west of Wigtown, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of the river Bladnoch
Baldoon_Castle
Title in the Peerage of Scotland
Earl of Wigtown was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was first created in 1341 for Sir Malcolm Fleming of Clan Fleming, a prominent Scottish noble
Earl_of_Wigtown
Castle in Kirkcudbright, Scotland
MacLellan's Castle in the town of Kirkcudbright, in Galloway, Scotland, was built in the late 16th century. It stands in the centre of Kirkcudbright, on
MacLellan's_Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town of New Galloway in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, south-west
Kenmure_Castle
Tower house in Scotland
Comlongon Castle is a tower house dating from the later 15th century or early 16th century. It is located 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) west of the village of Clarencefield
Comlongon_Castle
Ruined tower house in Galloway, Scotland
Carsluith Castle is a ruined tower house, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside Wigtown Bay in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire
Carsluith_Castle
Historic location in Dumbarton, Scotland
created Fleming the First Earl of Wigtown (the first new Scottish earldom created in more than a century). Wigtown was still Governor in 1361 when the
Dumbarton_Castle
Harbour in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Wigtown Harbour or Wigtown Quay was relocated in 1818 to serve the town of Wigtown and its hinterland in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, following
Wigtown_Harbour
15th-century tower house in Scotland
Balliol to Glasgow Cathedral. On 18 June 1342, Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown, was granted a charter of the lands of Cardoness, in Galloway, from King
Cardoness_Castle
Ruined castle in Lochmaben, Scotland
Lochmaben Castle is a ruined castle in the town of Lochmaben, the feudal Lordship of Annandale, and the united county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was
Lochmaben_Castle
Tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Hoddom Castle is a large tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, south Scotland. It is located by the River Annan, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of Ecclefechan
Hoddom_Castle
Scottish Lowland clan
around 1291 Henry de Boyville was keeper of Dumfries Castle, Wigtown Castle and Kirkcudbright Castle. Richard de Boyvil and Robert de Boyvil both appear
Clan_Boyle
Scottish politician
Constituencies Parliaments Surveys. "STEWART, John (d.1769), of Castle Stewart, Wigtown". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 21 March 2017. v t e
John Stewart (Wigtownshire MP, died 1769)
John_Stewart_(Wigtownshire_MP,_died_1769)
Tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
bank of the River Esk. It was originally known as Hollows Tower. Gilnockie Castle is a separate, but nearby site. The name Gilnockie is from the Scottish
Gilnockie_Tower
Castle in the United Kingdom
Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies 2.5 miles (4 km) north-east
Morton_Castle
Castle in Scotland
England visited south-west Scotland to examine the defences at Cruggleton, Wigtown, Cardoness and Kirkcudbright. They noted that Cruggleton "is now kept but
Cruggleton_Castle
Noble title in the Baronage of Scotland
Baron of Kirkintilloch (1567–1619) became Earl of Wigtown in 1606 4th Creation (Fleming) (Earls of Wigtown - Peerage) (1606-Present) John Fleming, 1st Earl
Scottish feudal barony of Kirkintilloch
Scottish_feudal_barony_of_Kirkintilloch
Castle Newbie Castle Plunton Castle Sanquhar Castle Threave Castle Tibbers Castle Torthorwald Castle Wigtown Castle Tower houses Abbot's Tower Auchenrivock
Sorbie_Tower
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Barclosh Castle is a ruined 16th-century tower house about 3.2 kilometers north-east of Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. There is little still standing
Barclosh_Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lochnaw Castle is a 16th-century tower house five miles from the town of Stranraer, in the historical county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. The central square
Lochnaw_Castle
Proposed railway station in Scotland
National Cycle Route 7. Wham, p. 23 Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-8723-5008-9. v t e
Castle_Semple_railway_station
Dumfries Castle was a royal castle that was located in Dumfries, Scotland. It was sited by the River Nith, in the area now known as Castledykes Park.
Dumfries_Castle
C16 watchtower in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
sixth Lord Herries sold Hoddam Castle and the tower to Sir Richard Murray of Cockpool (Comlongan) Castle. The barony and castle were purchased in 1690 by John
Repentance_Tower
Castle ruins in Scotland
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
Sanquhar_Castle
17th-century tower house in Scotland
Castle Kennedy is a ruined 17th-century tower house, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, around 0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Castle_Kennedy_(castle)
This is a list of castles in Dumfries and Galloway. Castles in Scotland List of castles in Scotland List of listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
List of castles in Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_castles_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Architectural structure in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
the gardens were available as a venue for weddings and other events. The castle, which is habitable, has three storeys, and a garret, with crow-stepped
Bonshaw_Tower
Scottish nobleman (c.1567–1619)
children included: John Fleming, 2nd Earl of Wigtown (1589–1650), who was baptised at Kincardine Castle on 5 December 1589. The christening was attended
John Fleming, 1st Earl of Wigtown
John_Fleming,_1st_Earl_of_Wigtown
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1970s and is now used as a private residence. Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7 Maxwell-Irving
Lochhouse_Tower
Peninsula in the south-west of Scotland
Scotland. A Machars beach at Wigtown. Machars Coastline looking south from Cruggleton Castle. The remains of Cruggleton Castle. Map of the Machars with Scottish
Machars
Tower house in Galloway, Scotland
Barholm Castle is a tower house located 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, Scotland. The tower dates back
Barholm_Castle
Auchen Castle is a ruined 13th-century quadrangular castle situated near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1937
Auchen_Castle
Tower house in Scotland
responsible for designing the impressive King David's Tower at Edinburgh Castle, which was destroyed in 1573. His heir, another John Cairns who was his
Orchardton_Tower
16th-century tower house, with 18th-century wing, in Scotland
Edinburgh: The Rutland Press. ISBN 1-873-190-344. Lindsay, Maurice (1994). The Castles of Scotland. London: Constable. ISBN 0-09-473430-5. Maxwell-Irving, Alastair
Hills_Tower
Tower house in Scotland
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
Closeburn_Castle
Electoral ward in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West is one of the twelve electoral wards of Dumfries and Galloway Council. Created in 2017, the ward elects four councillors
Mid Galloway and Wigtown West (ward)
Mid_Galloway_and_Wigtown_West_(ward)
Scottish clan
in 1306. In 1342 Sir Malcolm Fleming of Cumbernauld was created Earl of Wigtown by David II of Scotland for helping to keep him safe from Edward Balliol
Clan_Fleming
Tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
The Castle of Park is a 16th-century L-plan tower house near Glenluce, in the historic county of Wigtownshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is
Castle_of_Park
Uninhabited tower house in Scotland
Earlstoun Castle, sometimes spelled Earlston Castle, is a derelict tower house near St John's Town of Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built
Earlstoun_Castle
Scottish physician (1756–1805)
Currie around the thirteenth century. Sir Walter de Corrie, governor of Wigtown castle in 1291, is shown in some records as Corrie and as Currie in others
James_Currie_(physician)
Historic site in Auldgirth, Dumfries
Friars' Carse for a few months whilst visiting sites in the area such as Lag Castle for inclusion in his book, The Antiquities of Scotland, published in 1797
Friars_Carse
16th-century tower house in Scotland
The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway
Castle_of_St_John
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Edingham Castle is a late 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the remains of an early tower house built for
Edingham_Castle
Scottish nobleman
Scottish nobleman. In addition to his Earldom of Douglas, he was Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas
William_Douglas,_6th_Earl_of_Douglas
Historic site
Lochwood Tower, also known as Lochwood Castle, is a ruined 16th-century L-plan tower house situated in Annandale (Valley of the River Annan) about 6 miles
Lochwood_Tower
Architectural structure in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
The interior is choked with debris almost as high as the first floor. The castle measures about 29 feet 2 inches by 22 feet, with a staircase tower projecting
Isle_Tower
Tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
This structure should not be confused with the Abbot's Tower of Alnwick Castle. The tower was built around 1580 as a refuge by John Broun. John Braun builds
Abbot's_Tower
Castle Newbie Castle Plunton Castle Sanquhar Castle Threave Castle Tibbers Castle Torthorwald Castle Wigtown Castle Tower houses Abbot's Tower Auchenrivock
Robgill_Tower
Castle is a large ruined rectangular tower at the centre of the village of Torthorwald just outside Dumfries in south west Scotland. The first castle
Torthorwald_Castle
The castle, which has four storeys and an attic, is built of red rubble. It is a category B listed building. Lindsay, Maurice (1986) The Castles of Scotland
Barjarg_Tower
Ruined tower house in Scotland
Plunton Castle is a ruined L-plan tower house between Kirkandrews and Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built around 1575 for the
Plunton_Castle
Medieval Scottish nobleman (c. 1330–1400)
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Douglas and Bothwell (c. 1330 – c. 24 December 1400), called Archibald the Grim or Black
Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
Archibald_Douglas,_3rd_Earl_of_Douglas
Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland
Archaeological & Historical Collections relating to the counties of Ayrshire & Wigtown. Edinburgh : Ayr Wig Arch Assoc. Vol. VI. 1889 Aiton, William (1811). General
Dunduff_Castle
Ruined castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland
Terringzean Castle, also Taringzean, pronounced "Tringan", is a Category B listed castle ruin lying above the River Lugar and the Terringzean Holm in the
Terringzean_Castle
Football league season
Star won the league title on 18 April 2026, following their 11–0 win over Wigtown & Bladnoch, which took them out of reach of Stranraer reserves. Abbey Vale
2025–26 South of Scotland Football League
2025–26_South_of_Scotland_Football_League
Castle in Scotland
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
Tibbers_Castle
Freshwater loch in Renfrewshire, Scotland
p 96 Wham, Alasdair (2000). The Lost Railway Lines South of Glasgow. Wigtown: G.C. Book Publishers. ISBN 1-872350-08-9. "The Many Mysteries Surrounding
Castle_Semple_Loch
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
0 km) north of Dumfries, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. The castle has also been known as Hempisfield Tower. It is a Category A listed building
Amisfield_Tower
King of Scots from 1437 to 1460
James against Ross, despite the king's grant in October of the earldom of Wigtown, originally intended for the queen's dower. Douglas may have deliberately
James_II_of_Scotland
Scottish nobleman and soldier
Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown (died c. 1363) was the son of Robert Fleming of Clan Fleming, a Stewart vassal and holder of the lands of Fulwood and
Malcolm Fleming, Earl of Wigtown
Malcolm_Fleming,_Earl_of_Wigtown
Scottish title
at the Battle of Poitiers, and the future 5th Earl Archibald, Earl of Wigtown was a deputy of John Stewart, Earl of Buchan at the Battle of Baugé and
Earl_of_Douglas
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lochmaben Castle was a 12th-century castle on the spit of land between Loch Kirk and Loch Castle, in Lochmaben, Scotland. The motte and bailey castle was built
Old_Lochmaben_Castle
Historic county in Scotland
Kirkcudbright." The remainder of Galloway was administered by a sheriff seated in Wigtown, giving rise to the county of Wigtownshire. Kirkcudbrightshire was occasionally
Kirkcudbrightshire
List of settlements in Dumfries and Galloway area
Thornhill Threave Castle, Threave Gardens Torthorwald Twynholm Tynron Unthank Urr Water Wanlockhead Water of Ken Waterbeck Whithorn Wigtown Wildfowl and Wetlands
List of places in Dumfries and Galloway
List_of_places_in_Dumfries_and_Galloway
Early 16th-century tower house in Scotland
Rusco Tower, sometimes called Rusco Castle, is a tower house near Gatehouse of Fleet in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Built around 1500 for Mariota
Rusco_Tower
Freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
to the west of Mochrum Loch and about 9 mi (14 km) west of the town of Wigtown. The loch has 2 islets. The loch was surveyed in 1903 by James Murray and
Castle_Loch,_Port_William
Galdenoch Castle is a tower house near the Scottish village of Leswalt in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway. The ruin is listed as a Scheduled Monument
Galdenoch_Castle
Scottish MP
Seven Years' War, leaving the army in 1769 as a Captain. He represented Wigtown Burghs from 7 May 1770 – 1774 and Kirkcudbright Stewartry in 1774–1780
William Stewart (MP for Kirkcudbright)
William_Stewart_(MP_for_Kirkcudbright)
situated near Borgue, Dumfries and Galloway. Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7 Maxwell-Irving
Balmangan_Tower
(2011). Place-names of Scotland. Birlinn. Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7 Maxwell-Irving
Auchenrivock_Tower
Scottish clan
constableship of Lochnaw Castle by Charter dated 10 November 1426 from William Douglas of Leswalt. In 1451 he was appointed Sheriff of Wigtown, an honour still
Clan_Agnew
Human settlement in Scotland
Head, about three miles from Whithorn and about thirteen miles south of Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway. Whithorn, (Taigh Mhàrtainn in Gaelic), is a former
Isle_of_Whithorn
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
tower are within the modern Castle Farm and are a scheduled monument. Historic Environment Scotland. "Auchenskeock Castle (SM10434)". Retrieved 25 February
Auchenskeoch_Castle
Ruined fortification in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Archaeological & Historical Collections relating to the counties of Ayrshire & Wigtown. Edinburgh : Ayr Wig Arch Soc. Vol. VI. 1889 Campbell, Thorbjørn (2003)
Auchencloigh_Castle
Castle in Galloway, Scotland
Buittle Castle, also known historically as Botle or Botel Castle, is a Motte and Bailey site in Galloway, south-west Scotland with significant early and
Buittle_Castle
Annan Castle, was a castle that was located on the banks of the River Annan, in Annan, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the early 12th
Annan_Castle
Human settlement in Scotland
Kirkcudbrightshire which were included in the Wigtown District which existed from 1975 to 1996, and as such forms part of the Wigtown lieutenancy area rather than the
Minnigaff
Seventeenth-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
using stone taken from Threave Castle. Barscobe Castle is a category A listed building. Above the entrance to Barscobe Castle is an armorial panel bearing
Barscobe_Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Kirkcudbright Castle, was a castle that was located on the banks of the River Dee, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland. A motte and bailey castle was built in the
Kirkcudbright_Castle
Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within
Castle_Kennedy
Castle near Dumfries, Scotland
Environment Scotland. "Drumcoltran Castle (Tower) (SM90100)". Retrieved 25 February 2019. Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland:
Drumcoltran_Tower
Former railway line in Scotland
CD&DR obtained its authorising act of Parliament, a meeting was held in Wigtown at which it was agreed that Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire needed
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railways
Portpatrick_and_Wigtownshire_Joint_Railways
Football league season
Nithsdale Wanderers St Cuthbert Wanderers Stranraer Reserves Upper Annandale Wigtown & Bladnoch SFA Club with an SFA licence eligible to participate in the
2024–25 South of Scotland Football League
2024–25_South_of_Scotland_Football_League
Castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland
Archaeological & Historical Collections relating to the counties of Ayrshire & Wigtown. Edinburgh : Ayr Wig Arch Soc. 1880. Cameron, John (1845). The Seer of
Montfode_Castle
Football league season
Annandale Wigtown and Bladnoch Bonnyton Thistle The following teams changed division after the 2017–18 season. Returned from abeyance Wigtown and Bladnoch
2018–19 South of Scotland Football League
2018–19_South_of_Scotland_Football_League
Historic site in Scotland
admitted to the Privy Council in 1897. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown until 1935. In 1911, he published a book on Scottish gardens, and developed
Monreith_House
Human settlement in Scotland
Insche from about the 15th century, when it was part of the Sheriffdom of Wigtown. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Wigtownshire was composed of baronies
Inch,_Dumfries_and_Galloway
King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329
Lenzie, Bedrule, and Scraesburgh; and sheriffdoms in Banff, Dingwall, Wigtown, and Aberdeen. He also had a powerful claim to the Scottish throne through
Robert_the_Bruce
Scottish nobleman
Margaret Stewart, eldest daughter of Robert III. He was Earl of Douglas and Wigtown, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, Selkirk and Ettrick Forest, Eskdale
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
Archibald_Douglas,_5th_Earl_of_Douglas
Football league season
Nithsdale Wanderers St Cuthbert Wanderers Stranraer Reserves Upper Annandale Wigtown & Bladnoch The following team changed divisions after the 2022–23 season
2023–24 South of Scotland Football League
2023–24_South_of_Scotland_Football_League
Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet (died 23 May 1730) of Monreith, Wigtown, was a Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons.
Alexander Maxwell (politician)
Alexander_Maxwell_(politician)
Scottish mercenary soldier and politician
Scotland in 1796. Married to Jean Home, he had no children. "STEWART, John (D.1769), of Castle Stewart, Wigtown. | History of Parliament Online". v t e
John Stewart (British Army officer, died 1796)
John_Stewart_(British_Army_officer,_died_1796)
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