Barjarg Tower

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Castle Facts:

Location: Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Built: Late 16th century.
Condition: Progressively restored since 18th century.
Ownership / Access: Private.
Notes: Barjarg Tower is an L-plan tower house probably dating from 1680, four miles south-east of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is attached to a 19th-century mansion. The land appears to have been given to Thomas Grierson by the Earl of Morton in 1587. His son John Grierson and his wife Grizel Kilpatrick built the tower. Subsequent owners included the judge Lord Tinwald and the minister Andrew Hunter.

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