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Kildonnan

Castle (Medieval)

Site Name Kildonnan

Classification Castle (Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Kildonan

Canmore ID 60594

Site Number NX05SE 27

NGR NX 059 519

NGR Description NX c. 059 519

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Stoneykirk
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX05SE 27 c. 059 519

There is no trace of the castle which is traditionally said to have stood on the land adjacent to the farm houses of Kildonnan. The wall of what was said to have been a large garden associated with it was removed a few years before 1847, though its foundations were still traceable.

Name Book 1847.

There are no visible remains of a castle which is said to have stood near Kildonan farmhouse.

Name Book; RCAHMS 1985, visited August 1984.

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