Memorials & monuments · Scottish Lowlands
Kinsale Tower
Kinsale Tower — category B listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Billy McCrorie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Kinsale Tower is a category B listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB13501). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 20/07/1972 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Leswalt NGR NW 99390 62485 Coordinates 199390, 562485 — 1820 (dated). Circular tower. Rubble. Tapered up to rubble string course. Crenellated parapet; coped between merlons. Sandstone panel to W below band course; inscribed "Built by John 26th Lord Kingsale August 1820". — Kinsale Tower is very overgrown. The tower is marked on the OS Map of 1847 as "Craighead Tower", taking its name from the hill upon which it is situated; it is marked on the OS Map of 1894 as "Kinsale Tower". Donnachie and Stewart suggest that Kinsale Tower was possibly a windmill before serving as a lookout tower, although Hume and Douglas et al consider that it was built as a lookout tower. The tower was apparently built by John, 26th Lord Kingsale, whose daughter Martha de Courcy married Andrew Agnew, son of the 6th Bart., in 1792. It is possible that the tower was just built as a family monument. See separate listings for Lochnaw: Boathouse; Bridge; Lochnaw Castle; Garden House; Kathleen Cottage (former Garchrie Lodge) and Gatepiers; Larbrax Lodge; Noel Lodge; Old Lochnaw Castle; Walled Garden.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Kinsale Tower is a memorial located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is designated as a category B listed building, recognising its historical and architectural significance.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9166, -5.1315
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG9 0RN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q17809987 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinsale Tower?
- Kinsale Tower is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG9 0RN).
- Is Kinsale Tower a listed building?
- Kinsale Tower is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Kinsale Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Kinsale Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kinsale Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG9 0RN. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.