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Auchenskeoch Castle Farm

Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Auchenskeoch Castle Farm

Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Auchenskeock; Caulkerbush Castle Farm; Castle Farm

Canmore ID 87895

Site Number NX95NW 31

NGR NX 91793 58842

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Colvend And Southwick
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Stewartry
  • Former County Kirkcudbrightshire

Archaeology Notes

NX95NW 31.00 91795 58836

Castle Farm

and remains of Auchenskeock Castle

Castle Farmhouse [NAT]

OS (GIS) MasterMap, July 2009.

NX95NW 31.01 Horse Gin

Location formerly entered as NX 91793 58842.

For Auchenskeock or Auchenskeoch Castle (situated within steading area, at NX 91742 58873), see NX95NW 2.

A courtyard farmstead, comprising five roofed buildings, one of which is a horse-engine (NX95NW 31.01) and two unroofed buildings annotated 'Sheds' is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Kirkcudbrightshire 1854, sheet 47). Four roofed buildings and one partially roofed building is shown on the OS 1:10000 map (1980).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 27 June 2000.

Architecture Notes

See also: NX95NW 2 Auchenskeock Castle

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