Barscobe Castle
House (17th Century)
Site Name Barscobe Castle
Classification House (17th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Barscobe House
Canmore ID 64277
Site Number NX68SE 1
NGR NX 65967 80640
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/64277
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Balmaclellan
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX68SE 1.00 65967 80640.
NX68SE 1.01 NX 66050 80578 Farmsteading; Armorial Panel
NX68SE 1.02 NX 66170 80455 House
NX68SE 1.03 NX 66070 80628 Farm Buildings
NX68SE 1.04 NX 65996 80716 Castle Cottage
(NX 6597 8063) Barscobe Castle (NR)
OS 6" map (1957)
Barscobe Castle or Barscobe House is a typical house of a country laird, built in 1648 (date given on a panel above the entrance) on the L-plan. The main block is three storeys high with the stair wing one storey higher. The gables have a modification of crowsteps found only in Galloway. It was unoccupied in 1965. It has a modern byre attached.
D MacGibbon and T Ross 1889; RCAHMS 1914, visited 1911; N Tranter 1965
Barscobe Castle is a fine example of a mid-17th century house which was tastefully restored in 1971. The byre has been converted into a garage. (Information from Miss D'Oyly Carte, Barscobe Castle)
Visited by OS (JP) 28 May 1975.
NX68SE 1.00 65972 80640.
NX68SE 1.01 NX 66050 80578 Farmsteading; Armorial Panel
NX68SE 1.02 NX 66170 80455 House
NX68SE 1.03 NX 66070 80628 Farm Buildings
NX68SE 1.04 NX 65996 80716 Castle Cottage
