Morton Castle & 'The 39 Steps'

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Title

Morton Castle & 'The 39 Steps'

Description

Once an entire chain of castles stretched up the valley of the Nith below these hills, providing a main route from the Solway Firth to central Scotland. Morton Castle has stood on this naturally defensive site since 14C, overlooking the verdant Nith valley and Drumlanrig Castle. More recently, Morton Castle has become linked with John Buchan's classic spy thriller, 'The Thirty Nine Steps', written in 1915. Morton Castle was chosen as a location for the 1978 film version starring Robert Powell.

Source

dumfriesandgalloway

Date

14C, 19C restoration

Type

Museum

Identifier

1101

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Near Morton Mains

Place

Thornhill

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

25/9/2005

OpeningTime1

9.00-17.00

OpeningTime2

9.00-17.00

Activities

Yes

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10529

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

DG3 5EH

Citation

“Morton Castle & 'The 39 Steps',” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1099.

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