Castles · Scottish Lowlands
Cockpool Castle
In or near Dalton.
Cockpool Castle — castle, now ruined, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Iain Thompson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cockpool Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Wikidata describes it as: "castle, now ruined, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 54.9955°, -3.4556°.
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Protected designations
- Ramsar wetland: Upper Solway Flats & Marshes
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cockpool Castle was a castle, located at Cockpool farm, Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, granted the lands of Cockpool, in the early 14th century, to his brother-in-law William de Moravia, ancestor of the Murrays of Cockpool. The castle was abandoned in the mid 15th century after Comlongon Castle was built to replace the earlier castle of Cockpool. Only earthworks remain at Cockpool Farm, to the south west of Comlongon.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9955, -3.4556
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG1 4NG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Sources
- wikidata: Q107101607 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cockpool Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cockpool Castle?
- Cockpool Castle is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG1 4NG).
- What is Cockpool Castle?
- Cockpool Castle — castle, now ruined, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Cockpool Castle?
- Drivers can use postcode DG1 4NG.
- Is Cockpool Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Cockpool Castle is part of the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes Ramsar wetland.
- Does Cockpool Castle charge admission?
- Cockpool Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Cockpool Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG1 4NG. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.