Auchenskeoch Castle

Auchenskeoch Tower is a 17th-century tower house situated in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is near Dalbeattie in the civil parish of Colvend and Southwick, in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire. It is thought to be built on a Z-plan, making it the only such tower in Galloway. Dalswinton Tower in the neighbouring county of Dumfriesshire is the only other example in Dumfries and Galloway. The remains of the tower are within the modern Castle Farm and are a scheduled monument.^[1]

Auchenskeoch within Castle Farm
Near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Ordnance Survey grid reference NX918589
Auchenskeoch within Castle Farm
Site information
Type	Z-plan tower house
Owner	Private
Condition	Ruined
Location
Coordinates	54.913504°N 3.688609°W / 54.913504; -3.688609
Site history
Built	17th century
Materials	Stone
Scheduled monument
Official name	Auchenskeock Castle
Type	Secular: castle
Designated	20 June 2002
Reference no.	SM10434