Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock Castle

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Caerlaverock castle

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Caerlaverock Castle and Moat

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CAERLAVEROCK CASTLE FACTS

Location
near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

Description
Caerlaverock Castle is an unusual triangular shape with a tower at each corner. surrounded by a moat and set in hundreds of acres of low lying willow woods. Caerlaverock was built to control the South-West entrance to Scotland. Construction began around 1277 by the Maxwell family. Inside the castle is the remains of courtyard residences dating from the 1600s. It is now in the care of Historic Scotland and is a popular tourist attraction and wedding venue.

Architecture
triangular plan

History
Caerlaverock Castle is very close to the border with England, and had to be defended several times against English forces. One such event was The Siege of Caerlaverock of 1300 by Edward I of England who had eighty seven of Barons of England in his army, and also knights of Bretagne and Lorraine. The English eventually captured the castle but the 60 men occupying the castle held them at bay for a lengthy period. (This was during the war against the Scottish king John Balliol, in the time of William Wallace).

Date
1277

Other Castles in the Area
  Drumlanrig Castle
  Lochmaben Castle
  Lochwood Castle
  Threave Castle