Loch Doon Castle

The castle was originally built on an island in the loch.
In 1935/6 the water level in the loch was raised when they built a hydro-electric dam, as part of the Galloway Hydroelectric scheme, at the north end so the castle was moved, stone by stone, to its present location on the bank nearby.

For the historically-minded the castle goes back to around 1300 (though the original location on the island was used earlier) and it played a pivotal role in the wars of independence. It was designed and built by Sir Christopher Seton, brother-in-law of Robert Bruce, King of Scots, and he met a sad end at the hands of the English when the castle was captured some time after the battle of Methven in 1306.