In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Cockpool like this:

Cockpool, an old castle, reduced now to the merest vestiges, in Ruthwell parish, SW Dumfriesshire, 1¼ mile SSW of Comlongan Castle.

Cockpool through time

Cockpool is now part of DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Council. Click here for graphs and data of how DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cockpool itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cockpool, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21766

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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