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Introduction
26km (16 miles) SW of Dumfries, 158km (98 miles) SW of Edinburgh, 79km (49 miles) SE of Ayr
An old cattle- and sheep-market town, Castle Douglas, at the northern tip of Carlingwark Loch, is near such attractions as Threave Castle, Cardoness Castle, Kirkcudbright, and Sweetheart Abbey, and just southeast of the Galloway Forest Park. On one of the islets in the loch is an ancient lake dwelling known as a crannog.
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Top Things to Do
Top picks for the best activities in Castle Douglas
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Threave Garden
About 1.6km (1 mile) southeast of Threave Castle, these gardens are built around Threave House, a Scottish baronial mansion constructed during...
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Threave Castle
This is the ruined 14th-century stronghold of the Black Douglases. The seven-story tower was built between 1639 and 1690 by Archibald the Grim,...
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