Ancestry Tours of Torthorwald Scotland

Ancestry Tours of Torthorwald Scotland. The ruined tower above located in, Dumfries and Galloway, was the property of the Torthorwald family in the 13th century, and was the center of the still, existing village of Torthorwald. The lands passed to the Kirkpatricks, then to Carlyles in 1418. In 1544, Lord Carlyle sacked the castle in a raid against his sister-in-law. The property passed by marriage to the Douglases of Parkhead in 1609. Tour Torthorwald, Scotland, on an Ancestry Tour of Scotland. Best Scottish Tours, Best Scottish Food, Best Scottish Hotels, Small Group Tours of Scotland. Rent a Cottage in Scotland. Golf Scotland. Tour Roman Scotland.