Castle Clanyard Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Listed Building Description
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Fragmentary ruins of castle. Rubble. Remains of west wall, with several openings.
Listed Building Statement of Special Interest
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It is not known when Castle Clanyard was built. Castle Clanyard was described as "something ruinous" in 1684. Castle Clanyard was the residence of a branch of the family of the Gordons of Kenmure.
Listed Building References
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Groome, F. H. (ed) (1895) Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, Vol I, p 248. Harper, M. M. (1896) Rambles in Galloway, p 368. M'Kerlie, P. H. (1870) History of the lands and their owners in Galloway, Vol I, pp 49-50. M'Kerlie, P. H. (1877) History of the lands and their owners in Galloway, Vol II, pp 153-155. New Statistical Account Vol IV (1845) pp 200, 208. RCAHMS Inventory, Wigtown (1912) p 53.