Kenmure Castle is a ruined old castle balanced atop of a partially natural, rocky hill and once defended by the surrounding marshy grounds below. The site has been occupied since the early Middle Ages. The Lords of Galloway were rulers of a semi-independent kingdom here in southwest Scotland until the 13th-century. There may have also been a fort located in the area. Kenmure is considered the possible birthplace of John Balliol, born in 1249, who went on to become King of Scotland. Kenmure passed to the hands of the Gordon…
