Craigenputtock's the craig/whinstone hill of the puttocks (small hawks). It's the upland farming estate on the watershed between Dumfries and Galloway, from Dumfries and Castle Douglas. It comprises the principal residence - a two storey, 4 bedroomed Georgian Country House (category B listed), 2 cottages and a farmstead, of moorland hill rising to above sea level, of inbye ground of which 's arable/ploughable and of woodland/forestry. It was once the residence of the well known writer Thomas Ca… (More on Craigenputtock)