Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Castle Clanyard

Castle Clanyard, a ruined tower in Kirkmaiden parish, SW Wigtownshire, ½ mile ESE of Clanyard Bay and 1¼ WNW of Kirkmaiden church. It belonged to a branch of the Gordons of Kenmure, and must once have been a splendid residence.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a ruined tower"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Kirkmaiden Parish       Wigtownshire County

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