Near the harbor is this large, atmospheric ruin built in 1577 by Thomas MacLellan, then provost of Kirkcudbright, as his town residence. Inside, look for the "lairds" lug', a 16th-century hidey-hole designed for the laird to eavesdrop on his guests.
MacLellan's Castle
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