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Dalswinton Old House

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Fortified House (17th Century)

Site Name Dalswinton Old House

Classification Fortified House (17th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Dalswinton House Policies

Canmore ID 65897

Site Number NX98SW 14

NGR NX 94471 84059

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65897

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Kirkmahoe
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Nithsdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Archaeology Notes

NX98SW 14 94471 84059

For (predecessor) Comyn's Castle and (successor and present) Dalswinton House, see NX98SW 13 and NX98SW 79.00 respectively.

(NX 9446 8405) Dalswinton Old House (NR) (Remains of)

OS 6" map (1948)

The old House of Dalswinton was built early in the 17th century. Only the stair turret remains.

A C Smith 1924

The remains of Dalswinton Old House, possibly 17th century, consist of an underground basement, some 24 feet 8 inches by 16 feet 4 inches within walls 3 to 5 feet thick, with a circular tower, still 20 feet high, attached to the north-western angle.

RCAHMS 1920

Generally as described by RCAHMS.

Visited by OS (RDL) 25 June 1964.

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Photographic Survey (February 1964)

Photographic survey of the remains of Dalwinton Old House, Dumfriesshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1964.

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Earth Resistance Survey (June 2009)

NX 94471 84059 Resistivity survey of the area adjacent to and S of the Old House in June 2009 revealed several

anomalies; some are rounded and may be connected with landscaping operations, while others are linear but as yet of uncertain significance.

Archive: Not yet known

Funder: Hunter Archaeological Trust

Richard Jones – Glasgow University

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