67:
737:
873:
862:
846:
852:
74:
51:
310:
walls. Above is the hall with windows and a fireplace. Another floor would have had bedrooms, with an attic at the wall walk level, although these floors have gone. On the north side, holes exist in the outside wall which would have supported an external timber gallery linking the second floor rooms and stair tower.
309:
The ground floor entrance is via the stair tower. The Brown arms are carved above the door, with initials and the date 156-, the last digit being illegible, although it was said in the 19th century to have been legible as 4. The vaulted basement is divided into two cellars, with gunloops in the
215:
The lands of
Carsluith were held by the Cairns family until 1460, when they passed to James Lindsay of Fairgirth, Chamberlain of Galloway. He was probably the builder of the main tower at Carsluith in the late 15th or early 16th century. His grandson, Sir Herbert Lindsay, was killed at
263:
The Browns of
Carsluith emigrated to India in 1748, and the castle has not been occupied since. In the early 19th century, new farm buildings were built on to the castle, forming a U-plan steading which remains as a category C
220:
in 1513. The castle then passed, through the daughter of Sir
Herbert Lindsay, to Richard Brown. The Browns (or Brouns) of Carsluith added to the castle, building the stair tower on the north side in the 1560s. A
919:
904:
513:
290:
The castle comprises a main tower 9.8 by 7.6 metres (32 by 25 ft), and a later stair tower, built on to the north east. The main tower is around 10m high to the eaves. Above this are
423:"Former steading pavilions flanking Carsluith Castle, including L-plan building to northwest, excluding Scheduled Monument SM90062, Carsluith (Category C Listed Building) (LB10104)"
66:
506:
899:
499:
522:
233:, and in 1579 Richard's son John was fined £40, when his son, also John, failed to appear on a charge of murdering the McCulloch laird of Barholm.
894:
40:
287:
Carsluith Castle is situated between the sea shore and the A75 road. There may once have been a moat or pond between the castle and the road.
97:
914:
909:
256:
priests at
Carsluith, and in 1605 he was arrested for his Catholic sympathies. He was banished to France, where he became rector of the
188:
132:
924:
418:
276:
36:
298:
wall walks along the gable ends. Three of the corners have round turrets. The stair tower is topped by a gabled
486:
378:
249:
257:
31:
686:
236:
Another descendant of
Richard Brown or (Broun) was Gilbert Brown of Carsluith, who served as the last
666:
656:
856:
576:
546:
845:
756:
721:
601:
272:
196:
781:
616:
611:
438:
422:
217:
816:
811:
786:
751:
671:
641:
636:
606:
591:
581:
241:
866:
806:
791:
766:
761:
706:
681:
661:
631:
621:
566:
556:
265:
726:
716:
711:
701:
676:
651:
626:
596:
571:
561:
551:
230:
222:
888:
831:
776:
771:
696:
691:
646:
541:
467:
226:
826:
536:
491:
821:
796:
192:
50:
801:
326:
112:
99:
299:
291:
303:
245:
204:
200:
851:
295:
253:
237:
252:. Later it was alleged several times that Gilbert was sheltering
365:
352:
495:
203:, Scotland, around 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi) south east of
191:, dating largely to the 16th century. It is located beside
454:
Dumfries and
Galloway, an Illustrated Architectural Guide
302:. A sink at first floor level once drained via a carved
391:
Gifford, 1996, p.164. Coventry gives the date as 1568.
920:
Historic
Scotland properties in Dumfries and Galloway
905:
Scheduled
Ancient Monuments in Dumfries and Galloway
744:
529:
174:
166:
161:
151:
143:
138:
128:
91:
23:
412:The Buildings of Scotland: Dumfries and Galloway
271:Today the castle ruin itself is protected as a
507:
8:
366:Historic Environment Scotland & SM90062
353:Historic Environment Scotland & LB10104
514:
500:
492:
20:
73:
16:Ruined tower house in Galloway, Scotland
318:
405:The Castles of Scotland (3rd Edition)
7:
260:, Paris. He died in Paris in 1612.
225:family, the Browns feuded with the
461:The Castles of South West Scotland
14:
900:Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
872:
871:
860:
850:
844:
735:
523:Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
474:. Historic Environment Scotland.
381:. Historic Environment Scotland.
72:
65:
49:
485:Historic Environment Scotland:
437:Historic Environment Scotland.
1:
895:Castles in Kirkcudbrightshire
419:Historic Environment Scotland
277:Historic Environment Scotland
195:in the historical county of
147:Historic Environment Scotland
439:"Carsluith Castle (SM90062)"
275:. It is now in the care of
279:and is open to the public.
941:
915:Ruined castles in Scotland
910:Listed castles in Scotland
463:, Folly Publications, 1993
178:James Lindsay of Fairgirth
840:
733:
60:
48:
28:
925:Tower houses in Scotland
857:Architecture portal
250:Protestant Reformation
456:, Rutland Press, 2000
331:Catholic Encyclopedia
32:Dumfries and Galloway
667:Old Lochmaben Castle
657:Kirkcudbright Castle
867:Scotland portal
577:Caerlaverock Castle
547:Auchenskeoch Castle
407:, Goblinshead, 2001
109: /
757:Auchenrivock Tower
722:Torthorwald Castle
687:MacLellan's Castle
602:Castle of St. John
468:"Carsluith Castle"
379:"Carsluith Castle"
333:. New Advent. 1911
306:on the west side.
273:scheduled monument
197:Kirkcudbrightshire
113:54.8595°N 4.3466°W
882:
881:
782:Drumcoltran Tower
617:Drumlanrig Castle
612:Cruggleton Castle
403:Coventry, Martin
182:
181:
170:Late 15th century
932:
875:
874:
865:
864:
863:
855:
854:
848:
817:Repentance Tower
812:Orchardton Tower
787:Earlstoun Castle
739:
738:
672:Lochmaben Castle
642:Galdenoch Castle
607:Closeburn Castle
592:Comlongon Castle
587:Carsluith Castle
582:Cardoness Castle
516:
509:
502:
493:
475:
449:
447:
445:
433:
431:
429:
392:
389:
383:
382:
375:
369:
362:
356:
349:
343:
342:
340:
338:
323:
242:Sweetheart Abbey
185:Carsluith Castle
139:Site information
124:
123:
121:
120:
119:
118:54.8595; -4.3466
114:
110:
107:
106:
105:
102:
80:Carsluith Castle
76:
75:
69:
55:Carsluith Castle
53:
44:
43:
24:Carsluith Castle
21:
940:
939:
935:
934:
933:
931:
930:
929:
885:
884:
883:
878:
861:
859:
849:
836:
807:Lochhouse Tower
792:Gilnockie Tower
767:Balmangan Tower
762:Amisfield Tower
740:
736:
731:
707:Sanquhar Castle
682:Lochwood Castle
662:Lochinch Castle
632:Edingham Castle
622:Dumfries Castle
567:Barscobe Castle
557:Barclosh Castle
525:
520:
482:
466:
443:
441:
436:
427:
425:
417:
414:, Penguin, 1996
400:
395:
390:
386:
377:
376:
372:
363:
359:
350:
346:
336:
334:
325:
324:
320:
316:
285:
266:listed building
213:
154:the public
153:
117:
115:
111:
108:
103:
100:
98:
96:
95:
87:
86:
85:
84:
83:
82:
81:
77:
56:
39:
34:
29:
17:
12:
11:
5:
938:
936:
928:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
887:
886:
880:
879:
877:
876:
869:
841:
838:
837:
835:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
748:
746:
742:
741:
734:
732:
730:
729:
727:Wigtown Castle
724:
719:
717:Tibbers Castle
714:
712:Threave Castle
709:
704:
702:Plunton Castle
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
677:Lochnaw Castle
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
652:Kenmure Castle
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
627:Dunskey Castle
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
597:Castle of Park
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
572:Buittle Castle
569:
564:
562:Barholm Castle
559:
554:
552:Baldoon Castle
549:
544:
539:
533:
531:
527:
526:
521:
519:
518:
511:
504:
496:
490:
489:
481:
480:External links
478:
477:
476:
464:
457:
452:Hume, John R.
450:
434:
415:
410:Gifford, John
408:
399:
396:
394:
393:
384:
370:
357:
344:
317:
315:
312:
284:
281:
229:McCullochs of
223:Roman Catholic
212:
209:
180:
179:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
159:
158:
155:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
93:
89:
88:
79:
78:
71:
70:
64:
63:
62:
61:
58:
57:
54:
46:
45:
37:grid reference
26:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
937:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
892:
890:
870:
868:
858:
853:
847:
843:
842:
839:
833:
832:Robgill Tower
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
777:Bonshaw Tower
775:
773:
772:Barjarg Tower
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
752:Abbot's Tower
750:
749:
747:
743:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
697:Newbie Castle
695:
693:
692:Morton Castle
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
647:Hoddom Castle
645:
643:
640:
638:
637:Friar's Carse
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
542:Auchen Castle
540:
538:
535:
534:
532:
528:
524:
517:
512:
510:
505:
503:
498:
497:
494:
488:
487:Visitor guide
484:
483:
479:
473:
469:
465:
462:
459:Salter, Mike
458:
455:
451:
440:
435:
424:
420:
416:
413:
409:
406:
402:
401:
397:
388:
385:
380:
374:
371:
367:
361:
358:
354:
348:
345:
332:
328:
322:
319:
313:
311:
307:
305:
301:
297:
294:gables, with
293:
288:
282:
280:
278:
274:
269:
267:
261:
259:
258:Scots College
255:
251:
248:, before the
247:
243:
239:
234:
232:
228:
224:
219:
210:
208:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
177:
175:Built by
173:
169:
165:
160:
156:
150:
146:
142:
137:
134:
131:
127:
122:
94:
90:
68:
59:
52:
47:
42:
38:
33:
30:Wigtown Bay,
27:
22:
19:
827:Sorbie Tower
745:Tower houses
586:
537:Annan Castle
471:
460:
453:
442:. Retrieved
426:. Retrieved
411:
404:
387:
373:
360:
347:
335:. Retrieved
330:
321:
308:
289:
286:
270:
262:
235:
214:
187:is a ruined
184:
183:
162:Site history
152:Open to
18:
822:Rusco Tower
797:Hills Tower
444:27 February
428:27 February
327:"New Abbey"
193:Wigtown Bay
189:tower house
133:Tower house
116: /
92:Coordinates
889:Categories
802:Isle Tower
398:References
283:The castle
227:Protestant
101:54°51′34″N
300:cap-house
296:corbelled
292:crow-step
104:4°20′48″W
337:15 March
304:gargoyle
246:Dumfries
205:Creetown
201:Galloway
41:NX495542
530:Castles
472:Canmore
244:, near
231:Barholm
218:Flodden
211:History
254:Jesuit
314:Notes
238:abbot
167:Built
144:Owner
446:2019
430:2019
339:2017
129:Type
240:of
199:in
157:Yes
35:GB
891::
470:.
421:.
329:.
268:.
207:.
515:e
508:t
501:v
448:.
432:.
368:)
364:(
355:)
351:(
341:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
