Oblique aerial view.

Description Oblique aerial view.

Date 1994

Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography

Catalogue Number SC 1671137

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 25005

Scope and Content Aerial view of Cardoness Castle, Dumfries & Galloway This aerial view from the east-south-east, taken in 1994, shows the castle on its natural rocky mound, with the canalised River Fleet in the foreground. The river probably originally flowed nearer to the castle, but was probably diverted during construction of the road seen here. To the south and east are the remains of outbuildings, including the kitchen, as there was no kitchen in the tower. Cardoness Castle was inhabited until the late 17th century by the McCullochs, who were noted for their violent behaviour. The building was given into the care of the Secretary of State in the mid-1920s, and consolidated. Excavation at that time revealed outbuildings to the south and east of the main tower. Cardoness Castle was built in the late 15th century by the McCulloch family, who had been resident locally since at least the late 13th century. It stands on a rocky knoll overlooking the mouth of the River Fleet, and, as late as the 1560s, was considered to be proof against attack by artillery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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