Lochnaw Castle, a mansion in Leswalt parish, Wigtownshire, on the southern shore of the White Loch, 5¾ miles WNW of Stranraer. Its oldest part, a central square battlemented tower, five stories high, bears date 1426; the modern portion, well harmonising with the old, was commenced in 1820. The garden and grounds are of great beauty, finely wooded with trees both native and exotic. The White Loch (3 x 2¼ furlongs) was drained in the early part of last century, but a hundred years after was restored to its original condition. It contains abundance of capital trout; and on its wooded islet are traces of the ancient King's Castle of Lochnaw. From 1330 to l747 the Agnews of Lochnaw were hereditary sheriffs of Galloway; and the present representative, Sir Andrew Agnew, eighth Bart. since 1629 (b. 1818; suc. 1849), Liberal M.P. for Wigtownshire l856-68, holds 6777 acres in the shire, valued at £6997 per annum. See his Agnews of Lochnaw (Edinb. 1864).Ord. Sur., sh. 3, 1856.
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