Caerlaverock Castle

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Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres south of Dumfries, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. Caerlaverock was a stronghold of the Maxwell family from the 13th century until the 17th century, when the castle was abandoned. It was besieged by the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and underwent several partial demolitions and reconstructions over the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th century, the Maxwells were created Earls of Nithsdale, and built a new lodging within the walls, described as among "the most ambitious early classical domestic architecture in Scotland". In 1640 the castle was besieged for the last time by the Protestant Covenanters army, and was subsequently abandoned. Although demolished and rebuilt several times, the castle retains the distinctive triangular plan first laid out in the 13th century. Caerlaverock Castle was built to control trade in early times.

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Carlaverock Castle
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  • Siege of Burnswark ⓘ
    140 siege
  • Battle of the River Dee ⓘ
    1308 battle in Scotland
  • Battle of Annan ⓘ
    battle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Battle of Dornock ⓘ
    battle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Battle of Sark ⓘ
    battle fought between England and Scotland in October 1448
  • Battle of Lochmaben Fair ⓘ
    battle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Battle of Dryfe Sands ⓘ
    Scottish clan battle between Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone in 1593
  • Battle of Annan Moor ⓘ
    battle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Dumfries and Galloway Council Emergency Headquarters ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Dumfries, UK
  • Annan Castle ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Auchen Castle Hotel ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Buittle Castle ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Mote of Urr ⓘ
    motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Orchardton Tower ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Caerlaverock Castle ⓘ
    former castle archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Threave Castle ⓘ
    14th century tower house near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Lochmaben Castle ⓘ
    castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • John Paul Jones Cottage Museum ⓘ
    museum in Arbigland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict140Siege of BurnswarksiegeWikidata
eventarmed conflict1308Battle of the River DeebattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1332Battle of AnnanbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1333Battle of DornockbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1448Battle of SarkbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1484Battle of Lochmaben FairbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1593Battle of Dryfe SandsbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1645Battle of Annan MoorCavalier, battleWikidata
linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
linkpageMapping Museums page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageSketchfab page@Caerlaverock CastleWikidata
sitebunkerDumfries and Galloway Council Emergency HeadquartersDumfries and Galloway Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitecastleAnnan CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleAuchen Castle HotelcastleWikidata
sitecastleBuittle Castlearchaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastleMote of Urrmotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleOrchardton TowercastleWikidata
sitecastle1300Caerlaverock CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, archaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastle1369Threave CastleHistoric Environment Scotland, tower houseWikidata
sitecastle1488Lochmaben Castlearchaeological site, castleWikidata
sitemuseum1993John Paul Jones Cottage Museumindependent museum, military museum, museumWikidata
commonsimageCaerlaverock1 Commons
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commonsimageCaerlaverock4 Commons
commonsimageCaerlaverock2 Commons
commonsimageCaerlaverock Castle, ground floor plan, annotated with Ranges Commons
commonsimageCaerlaverockCastle1900 Commons
commonsimage0707-02-05914-01 GreatBritain CaerlaverockCastle Commons
commonsimageCaerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (O55065) Commons
commonsimageCaerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (O55063) Commons
commonsimageCaerlaverock Castle 2016 Commons
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