Photo of Caerlaverock Castle, a ruined castle near New Abbey in the Nith Estuary, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Caerlaverock Castle© DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Castles & strongholds in Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway, Scotland

37 castles in the Albion Guide across Dumfries and Galloway — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Caerlaverock Castle

Castle near New Abbey

Unique triangular moated fortress.

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Dunskey Castle

Castle near Portpatrick

A roofless clifftop shell just south of Portpatrick, once a stronghold of the Adair family

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Threave Castle

Castle near Castle Douglas

Island tower reached by boat.

Cardoness Castle

Castle near Gatehouse of Fleet

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Carsluith Castle

Castle near Creetown

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Cascreugh Castle

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A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

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Castle of Park, Glenluce

Castle near Stranraer

Castle of Park, castle, Glenluce

Cruggleton Castle

Castle near Garlieston

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Drumcoltran Castle

Tower house near New Abbey

A fortified tower house in Dumfries and Galloway.

Langholm Castle

Castle near Langholm

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Lochmaben Peel and Castle

Castle near Auchencairn

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Lochwood Castle

Castle near Moffat

Lochwood Castle, The Mount, Motte and Tower House Complex

Morton Castle, Morton Loch

Castle near Thornhill

Morton Castle,castle,Morton Loch

Orchardton Tower

Tower house near Palnackie

A fortified tower house in Dumfries and Galloway.

Torthorwald Castle

Castle near Dumfries

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Woodhouse Tower

Castle near Ecclefechan

Woodhouse Tower, tower house

Maclellan's Castle

Castle near Kirkcudbright

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Auchen Castle

Castle near Moffat

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Auchenskeock Castle

Castle near Carsethorn

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Blacket House Tower

Castle near Ecclefechan

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Corsewall Castle

Castle near Stranraer

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Crichton Peel & Sanquhar Castle

Castle near Sanquhar

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Cumstoun Castle

Castle near Kirkcudbright

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Dundeugh Castle

Castle near New Galloway

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Earlston Castle

Castle near New Galloway

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Edingham Castle

Castle near Palnackie

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Galdenoch Castle, Meikle

Castle near Portpatrick

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Garlies Castle

Castle near Newton Stewart

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Gillesbie Tower

Castle near Lockerbie

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Killaser Castle

Castle near Port Logan

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Kirkcudbright Castle

Castle near Kirkcudbright

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Old Lochnaw Castle

Castle near Portpatrick

Old Lochnaw Castle, Isle of Lochnaw

Plunton Castle, Lennox Plunton

Castle near Gatehouse of Fleet

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Tibbers Castle

Castle near Thornhill

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Wigtown Castle

Castle near Wigtown

A medieval castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Druchtag Mote Hill

Motte & bailey near Whithorn

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway.

Lincluden College

Motte & bailey near Dumfries

Lincluden College, motte and precinct