Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Newton Stewart HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No Activities <p>Yes</p> OpeningTime1 10.00-16.00 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 9545 Refreshments No Street The street address Glenluce Postcode DG8 0AB Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Castle of Park Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived dumfriesandgalloway Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1012 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Description An account of the resource <p>Discover the comforts of the life of a Jacobean laird at this fine towerhouse standing above Luce Bay. Castle of Park was built in 1590 by the son of the last abbot of Glenluce, who left his inscription over the door: � THIS VERK VAS BEGUN THE FIRST DAY O MARCH 1590. BE THOMAS HAY OF PARK AND JONET MAK.DOVE HIS SPOVS� In the 1970s, after it had stood empty for a century, Historic Scotland repaired the tower and later leased it to The Landmark Trust. Outwardly plain and austere, the interior of the building is now plastered and furnished, providing the visitor with a very different impression of life for a Jacobean laird than that given by the bleak shells of so many abandoned towers. Generously proportioned rooms, high quality stonework and a hall 30 ft long with a fine fireplace. 'Cap-house' at the top of the tower with glimpses of the sea. Not suitable for wheelchair access as each floor is reached by a spiral staircase.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1590