Threave Castle
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Threave Castle is a tower house in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, first built in 1369. Today it stands as a ruin. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Gelston Castle, 3.4 mi away. It is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland.
Threave Castle at a glance
Built
1369
14th century
Type
Tower house
Condition
Ruin
Cared for by
Historic Environment Scotland
About Threave Castle
Threave Castle is situated on an island in the River Dee, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of Castle Douglas in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the Dumfries and Galloway region of Scotland.
From the Wikipedia article on Threave Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Threave Castle sits at 54.9392, -3.9697 in Dumfries and Galloway. The closest other castles are Gelston Castle (3.4 mi), Buittle Place (4.9 mi) and Motte of Urr (5.0 mi). Dumfries and Galloway has 64 castles in all.
- Heritage status
- scheduled monument
- Architect
- Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas
