Low Auldgirth
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Low Auldgirth
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Auldgirth
Canmore ID 65800
Site Number NX98NW 3
NGR NX 9159 8685
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65800
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Closeburn
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX98NW 3 9159 8685.
Adjacent to the farm of Low Auldgirth, (NX 916 868) are the ruins of two contiguous walls, some 3 ft 6 in thick, of a small keep. The basement has been a simple barrel-vault.
RCAHMS 1920, visited 1913
NX 91598685. The site of this tower was pointed out on the ground by the landowner, Mr Kennedy, of Blackwood Estate. The remains were demolished in 1927.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (BS) 12 June 1975.
Field Visit (1 May 1913)
Low Auldgirth.
Adjacent to the farm of Low Auldgirth are the ruins of a small keep, consisting of portions of two contiguous walls some 3 feet 6 inches in thickness. The basement has been vaulted with a simple barrel vault.
RCAHMS 1920, visited 1 May 1913.
