Castle Campbell

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Castle Campbell is a medieval fortress and former stronghold of the powerful Campbell family, dramatically situated above the town of Dollar in central Scotland.

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Castle Campbell canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval fortress
scheduled monument
accessedFrom Dollar Glen footpaths
architecturalStyle medieval Scottish tower house
associatedWithFamily Campbell family
Clan Campbell
builtOf stone
category castles in Clackmannanshire
ruined castles in Scotland
tourist attraction in Clackmannanshire
constructionStartCentury 15th century
country Scotland
formerName Castle Gloom
formerStrongholdOf Campbell family
Earls of Argyll
function defensive fortress
noble residence
hasPart courtyard
gardens
hall range
tower house
hasRuins true
hasViewOf Forth Valley
Ochil Hills
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
locatedIn Dollar
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Clackmannanshire
locatedInRegion central Scotland
locatedInValley Dollar Glen
locatedNear Ochil Hills
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
namedAfter Clan Campbell
nearbyWatercourse Burn of Care
Burn of Sorrow
notableFeature dramatic hilltop position
views over Dollar and surrounding countryside
openToPublic true
overlooks Dollar Glen
ownership Scottish Government
surface form: Scottish Ministers
publicAccess paid admission
region Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
situatedAbove town of Dollar
touristAttraction true
usedAs stronghold

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clackmannanshire hasLandmark Castle Campbell
Dollar hasNearby Castle Campbell
Dollar hasLandmark Castle Campbell
Clan Campbell historicSeat Castle Campbell
Campbell family historicSeat Castle Campbell
Dollar Glen contains Castle Campbell