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Latitude: 54.9015 / 54°54'5"N
Longitude: -4.3792 / 4°22'45"W
OS Eastings: 247543
OS Northings: 558902
OS Grid: NX475589
Mapcode National: GBR HHKR.GSL
Mapcode Global: WH3TV.P2W8
Plus Code: 9C6QWJ2C+J8
Entry Name: Clock Tower, Adamson Square, Creetown
Listing Name: Creetown, Adamson Square, Clocktower
Listing Date: 4 November 1971
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 342510
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10107
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200342510
Location: Kirkmabreck
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West
Parish: Kirkmabreck
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Tagged with: Clock tower
Circa 1897. Square section, 3-stage clocktower in square at centre of creetown. Creetown granite, with band course above 1st stage; door at ground, granite drinking troughs to N and S and bowl to E; louvred ventilator openings to tall 2nd stage, flanked by angle pilasters. Circular clockpanels with Roman numeral clock faces to each elevation of 3rd stage. Crenellated and coped parapet. Wrought -iron weathervane surmounting tower on bowed wrought-iron ties. Plague to E.
A similar, but more ornate, clocktower, dated 1871, stands in the High Street of Gatehouse of Fleet, listed separately. The Creetown clock tower was apparently built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee.
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