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Photo of Morton Castle, Morton Loch, a ruined castle near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

© Richard Sutcliffe / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Morton Castle, Morton Loch

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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Morton Castle, Morton Loch is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway. The Albion Guide charts 33 castles in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

The closest station is Sanquhar, 15.5 km to the north-west. For more of the same, Tibbers Castle and Crichton Peel & Sanquhar Castle are close by.

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More places to visit near Morton Castle, Morton Loch

Photo of Drumlanrig Castle Gardens, a garden near Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Drumlanrig Castle Gardens

Garden near Thornhill

Formal Victorian parterres and woodland walks around the pink-sandstone Queensberry seat in Nithsdale.

4 km W

Photo of Thornhill, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Thornhill

Village

Planned Nithsdale village of 1714, its lime-lined streets meeting at a column topped by the Queensberry winged horse

4.1 km S · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Durisdeer, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Durisdeer

Village

Secluded hill village below the Well Path, known for its Georgian parish kirk and Queensberry monument.

5 km N · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

10.1 km N · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo of Museum of Lead Mining, a visitor attraction near Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Museum of Lead Mining

Attraction near Wanlockhead

Open-air and underground mining museum in Scotland's highest village, with a mine tour, cottages and miners' library.

13.8 km N

Photo of Wanlockhead, a village in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Wanlockhead

Village

Scotland's highest village, a former lead-mining settlement high in the Lowther Hills.

13.8 km N · Dumfries and Galloway