📌 Sanquhar, Dumfries & Galloway

Sanquhar Castle was built by the Crichton family in the 13th century. Once a grand residence, its significance began to unravel after it passed into the hands of the 1st Duke of Queensberry, whose family later abandoned it in favour of a newly-built Drumlanrig Castle – comparing the two, it’s not hard to see why! Despite later restoration attempts, this time by the Crichtons again, today’s ruin is a bit of a mess. In recent years a tall fence has been erected around the buildings, with all but the deep defensive ditches on the naughty side of the barrier. That’s a shame, because it’s hard to make sense of the castle layout from a distance, and the interior looks quite interesting from photos on the web.

🌍 Location

📌 Off Forsyth Avenue, 0.5 mi southeast of Sanquhar village centre

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 785092

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.361884,-3.918255

🚌 Bus stops on Castle Street (A76) near Glendyne Place junction | 🚆 Sanquhar (1 mi)

🚗 Street parking

📝 Key info

⌚ Always viewable, from outside fence

🎫 Free

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