Barscobe Castle

Barscobe Castle is a 17th-century tower house in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is a typical house of a country laird, and according to a panel above the entrance, was built in 1648. The L-plan tower was constructed using stone taken from Threave Castle. Barscobe Castle is a category A listed building.

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Barscobe House
tower house, 

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Location: 55.102, -4.1023, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Glen Trool ⓘ
  1307 battle

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  Battle of Drumlanrig ⓘ
  1548 battle of the Anglo-Scottish Wars

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  Barscobe Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Buittle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Drumlanrig Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Kenmure Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Loch Doon Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Machermore Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Mote of Urr ⓘ
  motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Orchardton Tower ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Threave Castle ⓘ
  14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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1307 Battle of Glen Trool

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1548 Battle of Drumlanrig

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1369 Threave Castle

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Barscobe House

plan of Barscobe House

Track leading towards Barscobe, Balmaclellan.

Barscobe Castle 2

Barscobe Castle 3

Barscobe Castle 1

Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland

Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland

Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland

Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1307	Battle of Glen Trool	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1548	Battle of Drumlanrig	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Barscobe Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Buittle Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Drumlanrig Castle	country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kenmure Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Loch Doon Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Machermore Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mote of Urr	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Orchardton Tower	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1369	Threave Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, tower house	Wikidata
commons	image		Barscobe House		Commons
commons	image		plan of Barscobe House		Commons
commons	image		Track leading towards Barscobe, Balmaclellan.		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle 2		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle 3		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle 1		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Barscobe Castle Balmaclellan Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland		Commons