Sorbie Tower

Sorbie Tower is a 16th-century fortified tower house east of the village of Sorbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Soirbidh, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh, Alba). It is thought that Sorbie Tower was built for Alexander Hannay of Sorbie. It was occupied by a descendent of the Earl of Galloway until 1748 after which the castle became ruinous. 

In 1965 the ruin was given to the the Clan Hannay. It is a three story tower house of L-shaped style. Efforts have been made over the years by the Clan Hannay Society to maintain the present structure of the property and there have been plans to completely restore the property. The site is about a mile east from the village of Sorbie on the A746 road between Wigtown and Whithorn.

Image: Sorbie Tower from the North East (Photographer David Kelly) image courtesy of Wikipedia