Mochrum

Mochrum (/ˈmɔːxrʌm/) is a coastal civil and Church of Scotland parish situated to the east of Luce Bay on the Machars peninsula and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Wigtown and in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Galloway, Scotland.

[1] Mochrum kirk was built on the site of a previous church building dating back to the 12th century.

He was survived by his wife Janet Stewart, and his third son Gavin Dunbar (1490-1547), became Archbishop of Glasgow in 1524.

A fortified mediaeval manor house is located at Castle Island, also called Drumwalt.

Mochrum is the site of numerous prehistoric forts, earthworks, standing stones, and crannógs About 1 mile (1.6 km) from Monreith is Barsalloch Point, where evidence of human encampments as early as 6000 BC may make it the oldest dated settlement in Galloway.

[8] Druchtag Motehill is a steep-sided mound and site of a 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle, lying about 100 metres (330 ft) north west of Mote Brae.

Mochrum kirk
The remains of Chapel Finian