Orchardton Tower

castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

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Location: 54.87686, -3.8453, ///asked.innocence.opposite, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1308-06-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of the River Dee

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Frameless

Orchardton Tower Detail - geograph.org.uk - 1173693

Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1076139

Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1173682

Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1206327

Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1301333

Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 392362

Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 993564

Orchardton Tower

Orchardton Tower

Orchardton tower september 2006

plan of Orchardton Tower

The Holm from inside Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 69655

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		CastlesFortsBattles article@			Wikidata
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Google Maps entry@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland listing@			Wikidata
link		Historic Environment Scotland listing@			Wikidata
link		Tripadvisor page@			Wikidata
conflict	1308	Battle of the River Dee	battle, google		Wikidata
bunker		Dumfries and Galloway Council Emergency Headquarters	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle		Auchen Castle Hotel	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Barholm Castle	tower house, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Barscobe Castle	tower house, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Buittle Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1300	Caerlaverock Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Kenmure Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Mote of Urr	motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Orchardton Tower	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1369	Threave Castle	tower house, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1993	John Paul Jones Cottage Museum	independent museum, military museum, museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2009	Orchardton Tower Detail - geograph.org.uk - 1173693			Wikimedia
image	1973	Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1076139			Wikimedia
image	2009	Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1173682			Wikimedia
image	2007	Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1206327			Wikimedia
image	2009	Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1301333			Wikimedia
image	2006	Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 392362			Wikimedia
image	2007	Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 993564			Wikimedia
image	1914	Orchardton Tower			Wikimedia
image	2005	Orchardton Tower			Wikimedia
image	2006	Orchardton tower september 2006			Wikimedia
image	1914	plan of Orchardton Tower			Wikimedia
image	2005	The Holm from inside Orchardton Tower - geograph.org.uk - 69655			Wikimedia