MacLellan's Castle
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Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.The town lies south of Castle Douglas and Dalbeattie, in the part of Dumfries and Galloway known as the Stewartry, at the mouth of the River Dee, some six miles from the sea...
, south west Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, was the noble residence of the MacLellan family. It was completed in 1582 by Thomas Maclellan of Bombie
Thomas Maclellan of Bombie
Sir Thomas Maclellan was Provost of Kirkcudbright and father of Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright. He was responsible for the construction of MacLellan's Castle in the town....
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File:MacLellan's Castle 20080422 - great hall.jpg|The great hall of MacLellan's Castle
File:MacLellan's Castle.jpg|The ruins of MacLellan's Castle
File:MacLellan's Castle 20080422 - panels above entrance.jpg|Panels above the entrance to MacLellan's Castle