Edingham Castle

{{Short description|Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox military installation

|name=Edingham Castle

|location= Near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
UK {{gbmapping|NX839628}}

|coordinates = {{coord|54.946705|-3.81205|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|image=Edingham Castle.JPG

|caption=The castle in 2008

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|mapframe-wikidata = yes

|type=Oblong-plan Tower house

|built=Late 16th century

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|materials=Stone

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|used=

|condition=Ruined

|ownership= Private

|open_to_public= Yes

|embedded = {{Infobox designation list

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| designation1 = Scheduled Monument

| designation1_offname = Edingham Castle

| designation1_type = Secular: castle

| designation1_date = 30 July 1996

| designation1_number = {{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM6412|short=yes}}

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Edingham Castle is a late 16th-century tower house situated near Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. It is the remains of an early tower house built for the Livingstones of Little Airds. It is near Edingham Munitions Factory and is a scheduled monument.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=SM6412|desc=Edingham Castle|access-date=25 February 2019}}

Edingham Castle was built as a four-story tower in 1570-1585 by the Morrisons. They were succeeded by the Afflecks in 1660. Later, in the 1700s this became the McVicar-Afflecks. It was roofless by 1872 when it was purchased by John Hutinson. The remains measure 8.6 meters x 7.2 meters.