Craigs
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Craigs
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Barnkin
Canmore ID 66197
Site Number NY07SW 1
NGR NY 0085 7258
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66197
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dumfries
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY07SW 1 0085 7258.
(NY 0085 7258) Tower (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1957)
One of the walls of the Border tower at Craigs remained to a height of a few feet in the 19th c. The name "Barnkin", still in use in the area and published on N.G. 6" sheet, is significant.
Name Book 1856-98
No trace of this tower remains.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 9 August 1965
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