Museum Represents a museum WC No EventsForChildren No Place The town or city nr Castle Douglas HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess No OpeningTime1 9.30-18.30 OpeningTime2 9.30-18.30 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10195 Refreshments No Postcode DG7 1Q_ 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 Orchardton Tower Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived dumfriesandgalloway Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1115 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Description An account of the resource Now owned by Historic Scotland, this charming mid-15C towerhouse stands in a delightful green dell. Its circular construction continues to puzzle historians since though round towers are common in Ireland, Orchardton is architecturally unique in Scotland. It was built in 1456 by John Cairns, who incorporated the image of a round tower into his crest, implying an awareness even then of its unusual status. (6 miles SE of Castle Douglas, on A711 between Dalbeattie and Dundrennan, sign on L). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1456