Q1827633

Orchardton Tower is a ruined tower house in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located four miles south of Dalbeattie, and one mile south of Palnackie, in Buittle parish. It is remarkable as it's the only cylindrical tower house in Scotland. Orchardton Tower is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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  Auchen Castle Hotel ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Barholm Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Barscobe Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Buittle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Kenmure Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Mote of Urr ⓘ
  motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Orchardton Tower ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Caerlaverock Castle ⓘ
  former castle archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Threave Castle ⓘ
  14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Gracefield Arts Centre ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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  Robert Burns Visitor’s Centre ⓘ
  visitor's centre with an exhibition about Robert Burns in Dumfries, Scotland

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  Stewartry Museum ⓘ
  local museum in Kirkcudbright, Scotland

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  Old Bridge House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries, Scotland, UK

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  Maryport Maritime Museum ⓘ
  museum in Maryport, Cumbria, England, UK

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  Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Crichton Royal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dumfries, Scotland, UK

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  Senhouse Roman Museum ⓘ
  museum in Maryport, England, United Kingdom

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  Dalbeattie Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dalbeattie, Scotland, UK

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  John Paul Jones Cottage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Arbigland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  The David Coulthard Museum ⓘ
  museum in Twynholm, Scotland, UK

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1369 Threave Castle

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1893 Stewartry Museum

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1959 Old Bridge House Museum

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1974 Maryport Maritime Museum

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1977 Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum

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1989 Crichton Royal Museum

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1990 Senhouse Roman Museum

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1993 Dalbeattie Museum

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1993 John Paul Jones Cottage Museum

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1997 The David Coulthard Museum

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Orchardton tower 2

Orchardton tower 1

Orchardton tower 1

Arched Ambry with Piscina, Orchardton Tower

Orchardton Tower

plan of Orchardton Tower

Orchardton Tower

Orchardton Tower

The Holm from inside Orchardton Tower

Orchardton tower september 2006

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Auchen Castle Hotel	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Barholm Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barscobe Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Buittle Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Kenmure Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mote of Urr	motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Orchardton Tower	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Caerlaverock Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1369	Threave Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	museum		Gracefield Arts Centre	museum, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Robert Burns Visitor’s Centre	literary museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1893	Stewartry Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	Old Bridge House Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	Maryport Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum	museum, aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Crichton Royal Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Senhouse Roman Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Dalbeattie Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	John Paul Jones Cottage Museum	museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	The David Coulthard Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Orchardton tower 2		Commons
commons	image		Orchardton tower 1		Commons
commons	image		Orchardton tower 1		Commons
commons	image		Arched Ambry with Piscina, Orchardton Tower		Commons
commons	image		Orchardton Tower		Commons
commons	image		plan of Orchardton Tower		Commons
commons	image		Orchardton Tower		Commons
commons	image		Orchardton Tower		Commons
commons	image		The Holm from inside Orchardton Tower		Commons
commons	image		Orchardton tower september 2006		Commons