Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Rhins-of-Galloway

A striking view of this magnificent ancient ruin. It is hard to believe that it was once a bustling hive of activity. It is picturesquely perched on a rocky outcrop jutting out into the Irish Sea and I must admit that it really comes into its own at sunsets. (When I was not here!) Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th century tower house or castle, near Port Patrick on the Rhins of Galloway, Scotland. "The massive towerhouse was built in the mid-16th century for the Adairs of Kinhilt - the same family that owned the Castle of St John in Stranraer - and the long wing to the north was added in the 1620's. By 1700 the whole building was derelict.The defensive ditch on the landward side is all that survives of an earlier Adair Castle. First recorded in the 14th century, this castle was destroyed around 1500 by the McCullochs of Myrton and Cardoness." www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/dunskey-castle-p255821