Although things might be a little different on your visit, you can still enjoy exploring Drumcoltran Tower.
Find out more about this historic place below.
Journey inside
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In 1550, the lordship of Kirkcunzeon passed from the Herries family to the Maxwells of Caerlaverock, when a son of Lord Maxwell married Agnes Herries. The couple may have built Drumcoltran Tower soon after.
Drumcoltran is a fairly typical towerhouse. Consisting of three storeys and a garret, with a corbelled parapet at the top. Unusually, its corners are rounded and not angled.
The ground floor is a kitchen and storeroom, while the first floor originally contained the laird’s hall, heated by a huge fireplace. This large room was later divided, and a second fireplace added. Most of the window openings were enlarged in the 1700s.