Castle of St John
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The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle,[1] 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 (who originally came from Ireland) Template:Circa. 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.[1] 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.[2] The castle was refurbished in the late 1980s and is now a museum.
References
External links
- Castle of St John - official site
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- Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
- Castles in Wigtownshire
- Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway
- Listed castles in Scotland
- Listed prison buildings in Scotland
- Museums in Dumfries and Galloway
- History museums in Scotland
- Prison museums in the United Kingdom
- Defunct prisons in Scotland
- Military and war museums in England
- Stranraer
- Tower houses in Scotland