Castle of St. John

The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. It was built by the Adairs of Kilhilt c. 1510. It has been used as a home, a court, a police station and as a military garrison during the "Killing Times" of Covenanter persecution in the 1680s. During the Victorian era, the castle was modified to serve as a prison, and it was used as an ARP base during the Second World War. The castle was refurbished in the late 1980s and is now a museum.

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1600 Website, Wikimedia, Wikidata
military museum, castle, local authority museum,

Location: 54.9044, -5.0261, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle of Loch Ryan ⓘ
1307 battle of the Scottish Wars of Independence
Carleton Castle ⓘ
castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Castle of Park ⓘ
tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Craigneil Castle ⓘ
castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Kirkhill Castle ⓘ
castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Knockdolian Castle ⓘ
castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Castle of St. John ⓘ
castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

1600-01-01T00:00:00Z

1600 Castle of St. John

1307-02-18T00:00:00Z

1307 Battle of Loch Ryan

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Stranraer Castle

Stranraer Castle, plan

Castle of St John, Stranraer

Stranraer Castle

St Johns Castle

Castle Square, Stranraer

Castle Street and St John's Castle

St John's Castle

The Castle of St John

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1307	Battle of Loch Ryan	battle	Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page^@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-85	Type UB III submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	castle		Carleton Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle of Park	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Craigneil Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Kirkhill Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Knockdolian Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1600	Castle of St. John	local authority museum, military museum, castle	Wikidata
commons	image		Stranraer Castle		Commons
commons	image		Stranraer Castle, plan		Commons
commons	image		Castle of St John, Stranraer		Commons
commons	image		Stranraer Castle		Commons
commons	image		St Johns Castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle Square, Stranraer		Commons
commons	image		Castle Square, Stranraer		Commons
commons	image		Castle Street and St John's Castle		Commons
commons	image		St John's Castle		Commons
commons	image		The Castle of St John		Commons

Castle of St. John

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