Auchencloigh Castle (Ruin)
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Auchencloigh Castle (Ruin)
Image: © Raymond Okonski Taken: 12 Apr 2007
A few fallen fragments are all that remain of the C16th tower that was built on a small rise above the burn. Now reduced to a pile of rubble, even the nearby farmhouse that shares its name suffered a similar fate. The ground nearby (former opencast coal workings) meant the buildings were not treated with respect, is being returned to agricultural grazing land.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.421106
Longitude
-4.380043