📌 Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway
★★
🛠️ Site closed for masonry work (checked July 2025)
An early 14th century castle with moat, huge defensive walls and turbulent history… sounds like a rewarding day out? Well, today’s Lochmaben Castle is actually rather less than the sum of its potential parts – a structurally unsafe ruin partly blocked off by metal fences when we last visited. But throw in the picturesque Castle Loch beyond the stonework, and it’s a worthwhile rural stop-off.
🌍 Location
📌 Off the B7020 2 mi south of Lochmaben
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NY 088812
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.116289,-3.430714
🚌 Bus stops on A709 at Halleaths turnoff (1 mi via lochside path)
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
