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Dunskey Castle is a ruined, 12th-century tower house or castle, located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the village of Portpatrick, Rhinns, Wigtownshire, on the south-west coast of Scotland.[1]

Dunskey Castle is a scheduled monument,[2] a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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  1. ^ Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Scotland ... (Royal National Directory of Scotland.) With ... map, etc. National Library of Scotland. Manchester. 1882.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Dunskey Castle (Scheduled Monument) (SM2017)". Retrieved 27 March 2019.

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