Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours
Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls
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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of two motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. It is looked after by Historic Environment Scotland.
The closest station is Dumfries, 1.7 km to the south-east. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Torthorwald Castle, 6.5 km to the east.
