Garthland Castle was a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

that was located near Garthland Mains,

Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...

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. The castle was possibly built in 1211, as a

datestone A datestone is typically an embedded stone with the date of engraving and other information carved into it. They are not considered a very reliable source for dating a house, as instances of old houses being destroyed and rebuilt (with the old da ...

bearing that date has been discovered within the Garthland Mains estate. It would appear that further extensions in 1274 were undertaken, as another

has been reused within the Garthland Mains estate. The castle was seat of the family of M'Dowall of Garthland.

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Castles in Dumfries and Galloway Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland Former castles in Scotland 13th-century establishments in Scotland Lowland castles {{Scotland-castle-stub