Drumcoltran Tower

Drumcoltran Tower is a late-16th-century tower house situated in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway.

Drumcoltran Tower
Near Kirkgunzeon, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland UK grid reference NX869682
The tower in 2005
Site information
Type	L-Plan Tower house
Owner	Historic Scotland
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Preserved
Location
Coordinates	54.995902°N 3.767361°W / 54.995902; -3.767361
Site history
Built	Late 16th Century
Materials	Stone
Scheduled monument
Official name	Drumcoltran Castle (Tower)
Type	Secular: castle; tower
Designated	31 May 1928
Reference no.	SM90100

Like other towers in the area, Drumcoltran was built by a branch of the Maxwell family around 1570 but passed with the estate to the Irvings in 1668. The Maxwells however constructed the existing farm steading and made alterations to the interior of the tower in the 18th century.

It was designated a scheduled monument in 1928.^[1]