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Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland. The castle is located 1 km east of the village of Closeburn , in the historical county of Dumfriesshire, 2 km south-east of Thornhill , in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland .
Closeburn. Closeburn (Scottish Gaelic: Cill Osbairn) is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is recorded as Killosbern in 1185. [1] The first element of the name is Gaelic cill ...
Closeburn Castle South Lodge and Gatepiers 55°12′25″N 3°42′55″W / 55.206883°N 3.715405°W / 55.206883; -3.715405 ( Closeburn Castle South Lodge and Gatepiers Category B
Closeburn Castle, which dates from the late 14th century, was once a stronghold of Clan Kirkpatrick. [2] Kirkpatrick crests carved into walls of the old Kirkpatrick church in Closeburn. The crest and motto are barely legible above a memorial to William Kirkpatrick. Clan Kirkpatrick is a Lowland armigerous Scottish clan. There are several ...
Coat of arms of the Kirkpatrick baronets, of Closeburn [1] The Kirkpatrick Baronetcy, of Closeburn in the County of Dumfries, is a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 26 March 1685 for Thomas Kirkpatrick, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever. The family seat of the Kirkpatrick family was Closeburn Castle, Dumfriesshire.
Closeburn Castle: Tower house: 14th century: Still in use as a residence: Private: Comlongon Castle: Tower house: 15th century: Restored as a hotel: Private: 19th century extensions: Cornal Tower: Oblong plan tower house: 16th century: Ruined: Corra Castle, Kirkgunzeon: Only remains are those of 17th-century house: Private: Corsewall Castle ...
He was born 1276 to Sir Stephen Kirkpatrick, Lord of Closeburn (30 at the time) and Lady Isabella de Torthorwald (26 at the time) at the Kirkpatrick stronghold of Closeburn Castle [1] and died in 1323, believed to have been murdered in revenge for his killing of John "Red" Comyn. [2]
He was born at Closeburn Castle on 15 May 1769, the son of Rev James Stuart Menteath and Catherine Maria Wheler, daughter of Rev Granville Wheler. He trained as a lawyer and qualified as an advocate in 1794. In 1815 Menteath was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John Leslie, John Playfair, and Robert Jameson ...