Built in 1532 it is an early example of an artillery fortification. The main tower house in in the centre of the photo behind a very deep ditch. There is a steep drop down to the river Nethan behind the tower house. The building in the foreground was built after the castle was abandoned as a fortification. Map location.
![Craignethan Castle, Crossford
Built in 1532 it is an early example of an artillery fortification. The main tower house in in the centre of the photo behind a very deep ditch. There is a steep drop down to the river Nethan behind the tower house. The building in the foreground was built after the castle was abandoned as a fortification. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=281503&Y=646374&A=Y&Z=115&ax=281503&ay=646374/] Map location. [/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Craignethan_Castle.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Craignethan Castle, Crossford
Built in 1532 it is an early example of an artillery fortification. The main tower house in in the centre of the photo behind a very deep ditch. There is a steep drop down to the river Nethan behind the tower house. The building in the foreground was built after the castle was abandoned as a fortification. [url=http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=281503&Y=646374&A=Y&Z=115&ax=281503&ay=646374/] Map location. [/url]")
