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Latitude: 55.0632 / 55°3'47"N
Longitude: -4.1383 / 4°8'17"W
OS Eastings: 263535
OS Northings: 576391
OS Grid: NX635763
Mapcode National: GBR 4X.R1J2
Mapcode Global: WH4V4.DZMW
Plus Code: 9C7Q3V76+7M
Entry Name: Kenmure Castle
Listing Date: 4 November 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 342053
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB9745
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200342053
Location: Kells
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens
Parish: Kells
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Tagged with: Castle
Core of 17th century castle (possibly earlier) much altered
1879, M R Hadfield, architect.
Roofless shell, gutted by fire circa 1950.
Castle of irregular T-plan, with N wing of earliest date and
least altered, E wing extended at E gable 1879, short S wing.
Polygonal 4-storey stair turrets to NE re-entrant angle and
to N gable, latter now enclosed by full-height 1879 additions
to N.
Castle rubble built and harled with exposed mainly
roll-moulded margins, addition brick harled over; squat
granite buttresses to N elevation added 1879.
An important decorative feature are the string-courses of
cable moulding at cill levels which are stepped up around
windows and from a decorative ogee knotted loop over doorways
and some windows. Miniature multi-corbel course to eaves.
Scheduled 10 November 1998.
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