Kirkcudbright Castle

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kirkcudbright Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of 33 castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. For more of the same, Maclellan's Castle and Cumstoun Castle are close by.

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