Barjarg Tower

Barjarg Tower is an L-plan tower house probably dating from 1680, four miles south-east of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^[1] It is attached to a 19th-century mansion.^[1]

History

The land appears to have been given to Thomas Grierson by the Earl of Morton in 1587.^[2] His son John Grierson and his wife Grizel Kilpatrick built the tower.^[1] Subsequent owners included the judge Lord Tinwald and the minister Andrew Hunter.^[1]

Structure

The castle, which has been modernised within, has a crenellated parapet, which may be a later addition.^[1] It has one open round turret at one corner and two conically capped turrets at two others.^[1] The castle, which has four storeys and an attic, is built of red rubble.^[2]

It is a category B listed building.^[3]