MacLellan’s Castle
Location: Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire DG6 4JD
Telephone: 01557 331856
MacLellan’s Castle is named after Sir Thomas MacLellan of Bombie (d. 1597). Sir Thomas was provost of Kirkcudbright and a powerful man in local politics.
The castle has an unusual ground plan. Based on a standard L-plan design, it has an additional tower in the south east corner, and two other smaller projections between the main block and the entrance wing. Internally, the house is substantially complete, save for its roof, fixtures and fittings. The stone-vaulted ground floor contains the kitchen and storage cellars. The family rooms are on the upper floors. They include a great hall on the first floor, measuring about 11m by 6m, with a huge fireplace whose stone lintel is almost 4m long. Hidden in the back of the fireplace’s is a rare survival of a laird’s lug (literally ‘lord’s ear’) through which the master of the house could eavesdrop and spy on guests gathered in the great hall from a hidden closet behind!
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