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Craig
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Craig
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) 'Ye Crag'
Canmore ID 67630
Site Number NY38NW 30
NGR NY 34 87
NGR Description NY c. 34 87
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/67630
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Westerkirk
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Note (1981)
Craig NY38NW
The site of the tower of 'ye Crag', recorded on a map of 1590, cannot be identified. It may have stood in the vicinity of the present farmhouse of Craig (NY 341 884) or on the E flank of Craig Hill between Craig and Craigcleuch (NY 344 868).
RCAHMS 1981.
(Hyslop and Hyslop 1912, 320, 358).
Note (1997)
NY c. 34 87 NY38NW 30
Listed as tower.
RCAHMS 1997.
