Maclellan’s Castle
Dumfries and Galloway Variation of an L shaped fortalice with a main east/west block, a winh extending to the north, a rectangular tower, and two projecting towers. Part of the main block rises to 5 storeys – the rest to 4 storeys. The stonework is coursed rubble with some decorative detail – there are also several splayed gun-loops. Three vaulted basement cellars. Lord John Kirkcudbright, the third to hold the title lost most of his fortune supporting the Royalist cuse – Poverty forced the abandonment of the castle