Where is Barjarg Tower?

Barjarg Tower is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG2 0TN).

How do I get to Barjarg Tower?

Drivers can use postcode DG2 0TN.

Does Barjarg Tower charge admission?

Barjarg Tower typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Barjarg Tower?

Drivers can navigate to postcode DG2 0TN. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Barjarg Tower

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♿ Wheelchair: limited

Barjarg Tower — castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Barjarg Tower, castles in Scottish Lowlands — Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Barjarg Tower is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.1919°, -3.7641°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Barjarg Tower is an L-plan tower house probably dating from 1680, four miles south-east of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is attached to a 19th-century mansion.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The land appears to have been given to Thomas Grierson by the Earl of Morton in 1587. His son John Grierson and his wife Grizel Kilpatrick built the tower. Subsequent owners included the judge Lord Tinwald and the minister Andrew Hunter.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 55.1919, -3.7641
District: Dumfries and Galloway
Postcode: DG2 0TN
Parliamentary constituency: Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Sources

wikidata: Q15196765 (CC0)
wikipedia: Barjarg Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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