Castle of St. John

The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt c. 1510. It has been used as a home, a court, a police station and as a military garrison during the "Killing Times" of Covenanter persecution in the 1680s. During the Victorian era, the castle was modified to serve as a prison, and it was used as an ARP base during the Second World War. The castle was refurbished in the late 1980s and is now a museum.

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Location: 54.9044, -5.0261, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Carleton Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle of Park ⓘ
  tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Craigneil Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Kirkhill Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Knockdolian Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle of St. John ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Glenwhan Gardens ⓘ
  garden in Dunragit, Dumfries and Galloway

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  Stranraer Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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1979 Glenwhan Gardens

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Stranraer Castle, plan

Stranraer Castle

Castle of St John, Stranraer

Stranraer Castle

St Johns Castle

Castle Square, Stranraer

Castle Square, Stranraer

St John's Castle

The Castle of St John

Fountain and St John's Castle

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Carleton Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle of Park	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Craigneil Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Kirkhill Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Knockdolian Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1600	Castle of St. John	castle, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1979	Glenwhan Gardens	tourist attraction, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Stranraer Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Stranraer Castle, plan		Commons
commons	image		Stranraer Castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle of St John, Stranraer		Commons
commons	image		Stranraer Castle		Commons
commons	image		St Johns Castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle Square, Stranraer		Commons
commons	image		Castle Square, Stranraer		Commons
commons	image		St John's Castle		Commons
commons	image		The Castle of St John		Commons
commons	image		Fountain and St John's Castle		Commons