Details

15th century
tower house

Location

NX 912 726
Galloway
5m sw of Dumfries
n of A711
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Hills Castle

I had absolutely no idea that this was actually a huge castle -- I just spied the end gable and snapped a single picture, thinking it was just another ruined end-cap sitting in a farm yard. Nope!


the tower house at hill castle, in a farmyard

15th century tower hosue

The tower has four storeys and an attic, with a large two story house attached, and a courtyard and gatehouse. Who'd have known? It's screened by trees, and I didn'd have my handy-dandy Salter book. Hmph!

Ownership

The castle belonged to the Maxwells, who were made Earls of Nithsdale. In the mid-17th century, it passed by marriage to the MacCullochs.