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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKCUDBRIGHT CASTLE (Site of) | Kirkcudbright Castle (site of) Kirkcudbright Castle (site of) Kirkcudbright Castle (site of) |
William McWhinny William Muir Esqr John Nicholson |
050 | [Situation] about 10 Chains W by S. [West by South] of the town of Kirkcudbright. The Site of the ancient Castle of Kirkcudbright which is Said to have been the residence of the Lords of Galloway. The Stones which formerly constituted the ruins were used (it is thought) in building in subsequent times another the ruins of which are still standing. |
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[Page] 116Parish of Kirkcudbright
Form 136 Page 277
Here was an ancient castle belonging to the Dowals
Lords of Galloway, when Galloway was a regality independent
of the Kingdom of Scotland. This castle descended with the other
property of the Lords to Dervorgelda heiress of Allan, the last
Lord of that regality, and was afterwards annexed to the crown, till James IV by a charter
dated at Edinburgh 26th February 1509 granted it together with the Castle Mains to the burgh of
Kirkcudbright. The mounds and dykes of this castle are still remaining; by its Situation
it evidently appears to have been constructed to defend the entrance of the River Dee. etc
Groses Antiquities Vol [Volume] 2 P [Page] 137
The Lords of Galloway as formerly noticed had another castle in the immediate
vicinity of the burgh, named Kirkcudbright Castle. In old deeds the lands
are called Castle Mains but now the place bears the name of Castledykes. The Castle was surrounded
by a deep ditch or fosse into which the tide at high water probably flowed. Traces of the building are
Still apparent though it has been long since demolished.
Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1845
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