Dalswinton Old House
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
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkmahoe
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
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.
Photographic Survey (February 1964)
Photographic survey of the remains of Dalwinton Old House, Dumfriesshire, by the Scottish National Buildings Record in 1964.
Geophysical 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
