Caerlaverock Castle
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Caerlaverock Castle is a castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, first built in 1300. Little or nothing of it survives today. It is a part of a Scheduled Monument. The nearest other castle is Isle Tower, 2.1 mi away. It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Caerlaverock Castle at a glance
Built
1300
13th century
Type
Castle
Condition
Demolished
Cared for by
Historic Environment Scotland
About Caerlaverock Castle
Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the southern coast of Scotland, eleven kilometres (seven miles) south of Dumfries, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve.
From the Wikipedia article on Caerlaverock Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caerlaverock Castle sits at 54.9756, -3.5240 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Isle Tower (2.1 mi), Cockpool Castle (3.0 mi) and Abbot's Tower (3.3 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
- Heritage status
- part of a Scheduled Monument
