Cardoness Castle

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Cardoness Castle is one of 33 castles the Albion Guide maps in Dumfries and Galloway. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. It sits inside the Fleet Valley National Scenic Area. For more of the same, Plunton Castle, Lennox Plunton and Cumstoun Castle are close by.

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